Community Concepts board member Melissa Burnham of Dixfield, center, accepts a certificate of achievement from Community Concepts CEO Shawn Yardley, left, and board chairwoman Mary Delano, right. Burnham was presented the certificate after reaching the nine-year term limit for service to the nonprofit organization. Burnham served the role of guiding the organization toward its mission […]
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Ernest Vernon Bent
RUMFORD — Ernest Vernon Bent, age 73, of Hancock Street in Rumford, passed away on Saturday, June 2, at Rumford Hospital after a long and courageous battle with COPD and dementia. Ernest was born March 23, 1945, in Chelsea, Mass., the son of Albert and Alice (Hamilton) Bent. He attended Chelsea schools. Ernest entered the Army, […]
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Martha A. Damon
NORWAY — Martha A. Damon, 68, of South Paris passed away on Sunday, May 13, at Stephens Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. She was born in Sumner on July 5, 1949, the daughter of John “Jack” and Anna Holt Henderson. She married Roland M. “Pee Wee” Damon and had worked at Oxford County […]
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Community Concepts offering workshops in Bethel
BETHEL — Community Concepts is offering two workshops with social media expert and strategist Abbie McGilvery on Thursday, May 3, at the GEM Theater, 23 Cross St. The first is titled “Building Your Brand From the Inside Out” and will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The second is “Facebook: Intermediate Topics for Business” […]
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Audrey J. Berry
AUBURN — Audrey J. Berry, 68, a resident of Strong, passed away Saturday, March 31, at Hospice House of Androscoggin, with her loving husband by her side. She was born April 7, 1949, in Lewiston, the daughter of Richard C. Tempesta and Gloria M. (Girardin) Tempesta. She was a graduate of Leavitt Institute in Turner. On […]
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Two homebuyer education classes announced
FARMINGTON — Two upcoming homebuyer education courses will be held in Franklin County. Upon completion of a one-day 10-hour course, participants are eligible to receive a $3,500 grant from MaineHousing to apply toward the purchase of a home. The funds can be applied to a buyer’s closing costs and/or down payment. The two classes will […]
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Bean joins Community Concepts
LEWISTON — Ruby Bean has joined Community Concepts in a new role for the agency, director of strategic development. The role includes execution and management of the organization’s new strategic plan. She will represent Community Concepts in creating partnerships throughout the community. Bean comes to Community Concepts from Oxford County Mental Health Services where she […]
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Bellavance promoted at Community Concepts
LEWISTON — Community Concepts has named Kirk Bellavance as the new director of transportation. Bellavance joined Community Concepts in 2014 as the volunteer coordinator for transportation, and moved his way up in the organization to his new position. He brings more than 30 years of management experience to his new role. He was raised and […]
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Community Concepts hires Joy Gould
LEWISTON — Joy Gould has been hired as the workforce development director at Community Concepts Inc. The position will bring a new focus to developing training for local people looking for employment in growing sectors such as construction and health care. Gould has more than 20 years of experience in the workforce development and career […]
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Community Concepts official to speaker at Rotary meeting
AUBURN — Candance Sanborn will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club meeting at noon Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Sanborn is chief marketing officer for Community Concepts, a nonprofit organization providing a variety of family, transportation and housing support services to residents in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Prior to […]