NORWAY — Brenda White, R.N., has been named as the first winner of the DAISY Award at Stephens Memorial Hospital. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses (The DAISY Award) is a national recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide for patients and families every day. Stephens Memorial Hospital recently launched […]
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Joanna Hallett honored at Veterans’ Home
PARIS — Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris has announced that certified nursing assistant Joanna Hallett was designated the Employee of the Month for May. Hallett embodies the organization’s core values, especially respect. She goes above and beyond to make sure each and every one of the residents gets the respect they deserve. Whether that […]
MacLeod first in Maine to complete certification
NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital’s Physical Rehabilitation Department Manager, Lissa Merrill, PT, has announced that Tracie MacLeod, PT, DPT, PRPC, is the first physical therapist in the state of Maine to be certified as a Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (PRPC) from the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. MacLeod’s certification provides her with the knowledge […]
Holmes appointed to HUD Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the chairman of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, has announced that Glen Holmes, of Buckfield, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC). Holmes serves as president of Community Concepts Finance Corp. (CCFC), based in Paris. Sen. Collins […]
Chamber Beat
Annual Dinner I’m very pleased to announce that for the first time ever, instead of just providing a gift to everyone who attended our recent Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony, we asked our guests to check off a charity they would like the Chamber to contribute to. And as a result, we will be sending […]
Waterford church hires new organist
WATERFORD — Mary Huhn’s life has thrived on music. She says it is central to just about every memory of her childhood. And it defines much of her life to this day. Next week she begins a new chapter in her life of music, as organist and pianist for the Waterford Congregational Church. The church […]
Oxford solar farm proponents on lookout for snakes
The state is requiring a search for the eastern ribbon snake.
Harrison trash clean-up nets 1,990 pounds
HARRISON — The fifth annual Harrison Earth Day Community Clean-Up took place Saturday, April 27, hosted by AM Enterprises, an excavation and trash company owned by Emily and Jason Baker. According to a press release by the company, 129 people came out in the pouring rain to clean up a whopping 1,990 pounds of trash […]
SCORE offers free business workshop
PARIS — Do you want to buy or sell a business? How do you find the right business or a qualified buyer? What is the right price? Buying or selling a business is different than a real estate transaction: there are specific legal, accounting and process issues that need to be understood by both parties. […]
KBS Builders, former Keiser Homes acquired
Georgia-based company purchases KBS in Paris and Waterford and the former Keiser Homes in Oxford.