NORWAY – Norway Savings Bank recently held its first virtual Annual Employee Awards Banquet to celebrate the outstanding employee achievements from 2020. Norway Savings Bank President Dan Walsh and CEO Pat Weigel presented the Team Excellence Award, which is typically given to an exemplary bank team, to all NSB employees for their hard work and […]

FARMINGTON — Healthgrades, a leading marketplace that connects patients and providers, recently announced the 453 hospital recipients of its 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Awards. Franklin Memorial Hospital is one of two hospitals in Maine to receive recognition. The award recognizes the top hospitals across the nation that excel in providing top-quality care for their patients, […]

AUBURN — The Real Trends 500 recently published the performance of the top residential real estate brokerage firms in the country. In the 2021 survey, the top performing local brokerage that made the Nation’s Best list is Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader having closed 634 units. The family-owned business serves eight counties from […]

FARMINGTON — In coordination with National Nurses’ Week, nursing leaders and peers recognized nursing and direct care professionals who demonstrate exceptional clinical practice and professionalism through Franklin Memorial Hospital’s 10th annual Nursing and Direct Care Professionals Excellence Awards. Those nominated for an award included: Jan Bell, BSN, RN, director of Med/Surg third floor unit, care […]

AUBURN — Dustin Collins, a master technician at VIP Tires & Service, earned Automotive Service Excellence Master Technician status over the past month. To achieve this high level of certification, technicians must complete demanding voluntary testing outside of regular work hours that, on average, can take up a hundred hours to finish. VIP encourages all […]

RUMFORD — Lacey Todd of Rumford, a fifth-grade teacher at Regional School Unit 10’s Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico, has attained her teacher’s National Board Certification as of late February. Todd spent five years working toward her certification as she also taught at the same time at Regional School Unit 10 schools in Rumford […]

The Society for Human Resource Management recently awarded the Central Maine Human Resource Association its prestigious Silver EXCEL Award for its accomplishments in 2020. The EXCEL award is given to SHRM state councils and chapters to recognize major accomplishments, strategic activities and tactical initiatives that elevate the human resource profession. Awards can be earned at […]

BRIDGTON — DFD Russell Medical Centers, a federally qualified health center that provides primary care services in rural Central Maine, is expanding into the Bridgton community. As of June 1, 2021, the primary care practice of Bridgton Primary Care and owned by Central Maine Healthcare, will be transitioning to DFD Russell Medical Centers-Bridgton to bring […]

AUBURN — Maine Source Homes & Realty has hired Zachary Lutick as a sales agent/Realtor. Lutick grew up in Auburn and attended Edward Little High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Maine in 2015 and his master’s degree in kinesiology/sports management from Louisiana State University in 2020. He […]