NEW GLOUCESTER — Harpswell Capital Advisors has been named to the investor.com 2020 Top Charitable Financial Advisor Firms in its national list. Only 108 firms in the nation were named to the 2020 list. Harpswell is the only firm in Maine to be recognized with the honor. Among the criteria a firm had to meet, […]

AUBURN — Central Maine Community College President Scott E. Knapp has announced two new staff appointments at the college. Mary Lafontaine has been appointed dean of human resources effective June 1. Since 2004, Lafontaine has been with the Maine Department of Labor, first as manager of the Lewiston CareerCenter and then as regional director of […]

FARMINGTON — Heather Mitchell, who works in physical rehabilitation and sports medicine at Franklin Memorial Hospital, has completed a master of science degree in exercise science and health promotion with a dual concentration in performance enhancement and injury prevention/rehabilitation science from California University of Pennsylvania. Within the concentration, Mitchell has been additionally awarded three certifications […]

LEWISTON — Geiger, the nation’s largest privately held promotional products distributor, recently presented its quarterly Geiger Star Awards, which are given to associates who have been nominated by fellow associates. Gerry Gauthier, a distribution specialist III and assistant to the facilities manager, acted quickly after being made aware of a water leak that had essentially […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired Brian Lemp as a marketing and sales project manager/analyst in the company’s New Gloucester office. Lemp was the sole analyst for the team that was responsible for financial data, customer data and trends in the overhauling of Northwell Health’s menus to offer better quality food with a cost savings. […]

LEWISTON — Dr. Hector Tarraza has joined Central Maine Healthcare as its new chief of the Oncology Institute and associate chief of surgery. Having served as chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Maine Medical Center in Portland for many years, Tarraza has had a distinguished career serving thousands of patients in the state of Maine. […]

BANGOR — For the fifth time in the past six years, Bangor Savings Bank, Maine’s largest bank, was named No. 1 in the New England region of the J.D. Power 2020 U.S Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. The bank earned 863 points out of a possible 1,000, beating the New England average by 62 points. It […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank has announced the retirement of Jay branch manager Diane Jackson, effective the first of July. Amanda Lee of Wilton has been named her successor. Jackson came to Franklin Savings Bank in May of 2005 as an assistant branch manager and loan officer from another financial institution. She was promoted to […]

AUBURN — The American Network of Community Options and Resources has named Katie Pulk, a direct support professional at John F. Murphy Homes, Inc., recipient of the 2020 State of Maine DSP of the Year award. Since 2007, ANCOR’s annual DSP of the Year awards recognize outstanding professionals who deliver long-term supports and services to […]

HALLOWELL — Lewiston native Michelle Giard Draeger was hired as executive director of the Maine Justice Foundation after a national search. Draeger succeeds Diana C. Scully, who has served since May 2013 and announced last fall that she planned to retire at the end of May 2020. Draeger will begin her new position May 18. […]