LEWISTON — Job Corps is enrolling youth 16 to 24 years old who are interested in learning career training in areas such as automotive, welding, health care, electrical and culinary arts, among others, through free training. Virtual and online learning options are available. Earn high school diploma/high school equivalency and driver’s license at the same […]

Goodwill Northern New England is seeking new local partners as host site organizations for AmeriCorps members serving in yearlong and summerlong terms. With support from Congress, AmeriCorps has received a significant increase in funding to help communities recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Goodwill NNE AmeriCorps wants to hear from organizations and communities on […]

AUBURN — The city of Auburn has added a new member to its “growth, quality and investment” team, selecting John Blais as the new urban development specialist. Blais, a graduate of Unity College and the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service, is assigned to the planning and permitting department. A veteran with […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital was recently named to Newsweek’s 2021 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals for providing exceptional care to mothers, newborns and their families. Hospitals were recognized based on the results of the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Survey conducted by The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit that monitors the quality and safety of […]

LEWISTON — Geiger announced it has acquired Fogelsville, Pennsylvania-based distributor Five Thousand Forms, doing business as GiveMeFive.com. The acquisition is part of its continued expansion strategy focused on broadening its client base and services nationally. Herb Levy, 55-year industry veteran, started Five Thousand Forms with Linda Levy in 1973. As another family-owned and operated company, […]

AUBURN — Fontaine Family Team – The Real Estate Leader, a business over 60 agents strong and the recipient of the 2019 Maine Family Business of the Year, has been sold to the second generation of daughters, Melissa Fontaine-Field, Angie Fontaine-Larochelle and Crystal Fontaine-Bergeron. With a combined 70 years of leadership experience in real estate, […]

WATERVILLE — Randi Arsenault of Norway has been named assistant vice president of admissions and financial aid and dean of admissions at Colby, effective July 1. A member of the Class of 2009, Arsenault began her career at VOX Global, a strategic communications agency based in Washington, D.C. She returned to Colby in 2010 and […]

LEWISTON — Community Credit Union has promoted Kelsye Smith from financial service representative to payment specialist. This change in role will move Smith from daily member service, new accounts and loan closings to managing the credit and debit card services for the credit union. In December 2020, Smith received her Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX. Over the past 11 years, the INDEX has grown […]