FARMINGTON — Renee Whitley has been the executive director of the Franklin County Children’s Task Force since 2005. She has worked with many mothers and families over the years. “The job has changed a lot since I began,” she said. “I love working with the home visiting and education staff. Helping them to use data […]
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Face Time: Joseph Crocker, working the court
Joseph Crocker knows his way around a tennis court, so much so that in January he accepted the Maine Tennis Association’s 2017 Recreation Department of the Year award on behalf of Lewiston Recreation. Crocker’s been a program coordinator for almost two years and in the recreational field in one way or another for 12. He’s […]
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Face Time: Cheryl Lang — from preemie to education leader
Cheryl Lang came into this world too early, weighing only 2 pounds. She spent the first five months of her life in the hospital, and was even given her last rights twice. Doctors told her mother when she was 18 months old that she would have many obstacles in life, and seemed to have developmental […]
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Darren Finnegan, Auburn’s mountainside brewer
Darren Finnegan is a snowboarder, a brewer and a man with a subtle-but-effective pitch. Hear from him about how the new Lost Valley Brewing Co. came to be. Name: Darren Finnegan Age: 47 Lives: Auburn How did you get your brewing start? I started brewing in the early ’90s when I was about 19. My college […]
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Face Time: Lillian Doughty, helping Mainers with disabilities one job at a time
In the past, some disabled job seekers applied for any position they could find. It didn’t matter if they were interested in training animals more than serving food or better suited to work outside than in an office. If there was an open job, they were nudged toward it. Then came the career development department […]
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Jaycee Jenckes, adding a twist to the Easter Egg Hunt
Jaycee Jenckes, assistant director at the Farmington Parks & Recreation Department, and Director Matt Foster reimagined the town’s annual Easter Egg Hunt this year. At 7 a.m. on Sunday, it’s game on looking for six golden eggs carefully hidden in three of the town’s parks. Children 10 and under can turn the eggs in for […]
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Face Time: Rolling with Carina Adams
Carina Adams gave her heart to the sport of roller derby – almost literally. In the fall of 2015, Adams suffered a heart ailment that forced her off roller skates, possibly for the rest of her life. That might have been the end of roller derby, not just for Adams, but for anyone in the […]
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Face Time: Bethel's John Walker offers a younger voice on education
John Walker graduated from Telstar Regional High School in 2016. During his time as a student there, he took in everything, including things he thought should be improved and things he thought should be preserved. He attended school board meetings and felt a slight disconnection between members of the board and the students of the […]
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Face Time: Adrienne Cote, the new face of Norway's bookstore
PARIS – When Books N Things, located at 430 Main St., reopened on March 3 after a month of renovations and updates, it was with a new owner and a new name. Adrienne Cote of Paris said that she reopened the bookstore as The Tribune after buying Books N Things from long-time owner Erica Jed, […]
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Face Time: New songs, new band in 2018 for Lewiston native Brittany Martin
Lewiston native Brittany Martin decided she wanted to pursue her love of singing after belting out Kelly Clarkson’s “Beautiful Disaster” on stage in middle school. Today, Martin talks early inspiration (thanks Mom and Dad!), how 2018 is bringing new songs and a new band, and what’s on her play list. Name: Brittany Martin Age: 25 […]