PARIS — UScellular has promoted Valerie Foss to assistant manager at the Paris store, located at 156 B Main Street. In this role, Foss is responsible for leading her team of wireless technology experts to help customers select the devices, plans, and consumer electronics to best meet their needs. Foss brings more than four years […]
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Center donates raffle proceeds to Cancer Center
NORWAY — Heather Jackson and Falishia Ward of Norway Center for Health & Rehabilitation presented the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine with proceeds from the raffle of a Mother’s Day Basket containing candles, hair products, mugs, and Scentsy products.
NSB receives 5th consecutive ‘Best Wellness Employer’
NORWAY – Norway Savings Bank has, for the fifth year in a row, been recognized as a “Best Wellness Employer.” Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of corporate wellness programs, in collaboration with experts from the Harvard Medical School, bestowed the prestigious honor. The designation includes gold certification, the highest level achievable, and recognizes businesses and […]
New Ventures offers online website development
STATE — New Ventures Maine is offering an online, on-demand course, ‘Grow Your Business Online’, designed to provide small business owners with the tools, skills, and mentorship to build a successful digital presence. This course is offered at no charge to participants and is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures […]
Scam Alert: Job hunting? Resume formatting scams
REGION — To find the job of your dreams, you need a well-crafted resume, right? According to recent Scam Tracker reports, con artists have devised yet another way to trick job seekers out of money and personal information. If you are asked to pay to reformat your resume for a company’s applicant tracking system (ATS) during your job […]
NSB celebrates employee achievements
NORWAY — Each year, Norway Savings Bank holds an Annual Employee Awards Banquet to celebrate outstanding employee achievements from the previous year. For the first time since 2020, employees gathered in person to celebrate together. Individual awards included: President’s Award This year’s President’s Award was awarded to Missy Babineau, Regional Vice President, Retail & Commercial […]
Maine chooses VRpatients for EMS training
STATE — VRpatients, the industry’s only pro-level virtual sim creator for EMS & Nurse Educators, announced it has partnered with the State of Maine to provide immersive simulative training to its EMS clinicians throughout the state and seven Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training Centers. This is being made possible with federal grant dollars made available […]
Western Maine REALTORS® give back
REGION — On March 8, the Western Maine Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of REALTORS® continued their strong tradition of giving back to the communities in which they live and work. At the membership meeting held at the Olde Mill Tavern in Harrison, Lisa McGee of Community Concepts accepted a check for $8,086. […]
OFCU announces new president/CEO
MEXICO — The Oxford Federal Credit Union (OFCU) Board of Directors recently announced that Joann Bisson will succeed Matt Kaubris as the next President & CEO of OFCU. The board has been preparing for the retirement of long-time President & CEO Kaubris since he informed them of his intention to retire in 2023. The […]
Maine Tax Portal available to businesses, tax professionals
AUGUSTA — Maine Revenue Services (MRS) is urging all taxpayers who are eligible to use the Maine Tax Portal, Maine’s new online state tax system. MRS has opened the Maine Tax Portal to more than 140,000 business taxpayers for filing and payment of various business taxes, including, but not limited to Sales, Use, Service Provider, […]