LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated area agency on aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties — has hired Holly Greenleaf as its new chief human resources officer. Greenleaf has worked as a human resource professional for more than 20 years, mostly within the Maine public school system. She worked for the Maine Department of Transportation […]
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Turner insurance agency’s Shelley Jamison retires after 35 years
TURNER — Shelley Jamison of Bessey Insurance has retired after 35 years. She started working in the insurance industry in 1990 with her mother, Norma Bessey Colby, when Bessey Insurance Agency was run from her home, according to a news release. Colby had taken over the agency from her parents, Marion (Waterman) Bessey and Gerald […]
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
With downtown development coming, Lewiston officials say there’s still plenty of parking
Most of the rooftop floors of the city’s parking garages are closed, but officials say that can change to meet demand.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Unemployment rises slightly in Maine urban zones
That tracks with a slight increase in unemployment statewide, which rose from 2.6% in September to 2.9% in October.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Upton House Inn under new ownership
The new owner, Charlotte Coulombe, grew up in the area and was familiar with the inn as a child.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back, Maine, News, Op-Eds
Maine Trust for Local News could use your help
For about a decade, around Thanksgiving, what is now the Maine Trust for Local News has published the Mainers To Be Thankful For issue. This year, readers submitted over 50 people to consider for the annual feature. I’m sure many, if not all, deserve the nomination. But as I read the profiles of the 10 […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine regulators back plan to preserve the 207 area code ‘perhaps indefinitely’
‘We can potentially extend the 207 area code well into the future, perhaps indefinitely,’ PUC Chair Philip Bartlett said.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine sues energy companies, saying they failed to warn about climate change
Attorney General Aaron Frey said he intends to hold the companies accountable for concealing knowledge about the consequences of fossil fuels.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Day 1
It was unclear whether the president-elect will actually make good on the threats – issued via posts on his Truth Social site Monday evening – or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic.
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Portland jetport will be especially busy this Thanksgiving
The Maine Turnpike is also expected to be busier than it was this time last year.