FARMINGTON — New Ventures Maine will offer a free, four-week class, “My Next Career Move,” that helps participants prepare for a new career path with a plan that is right for the individual. The class will be held on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m., meeting for four sessions from March 7 through to April 4. Classes […]
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Lighting Concepts gains 5-Star awards
LEWISTON — Lutron Electronics announces that Lighting Concepts of Lewiston has been named a 5-Star winner in two categories. Winners were recently announced at an awards dinner during LightOvation which is held at the Dallas Market Center in Texas. Lighting Concepts was named the 2017 5-Star Showroom winner in the Shade Project of the Year […]
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New Ventures course offered to build job search confidence
LEWISTON — New Venutures Maine is offering a free, three-week class, “Building Confidence,” geared for those who might need help assessing self-confidence and who want to gain some concrete tools that can help keep confidence strong throughout a job search. The course will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for three successive Wednesdays beginning March […]
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Business planning course offered by New Ventures Maine
LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine is offering a multiple-week course targeted at individuals considering starting a business or who are in the early phases of business operation. The course is tuition-free and is limited to 15 students. “Venturing Forth – Business Planning for Entrepreneurs” is a 12-week, one-day-a-week business planning course that will cover topics […]
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Carrabassett Valley Academy hires Garrett Lashar
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Academy has hired Garrett Lashar as alpine program director. He will be responsible for the staffing, programming, implementation and supervision of the academy and weekend alpine programs. The academy is a U.S. Ski and Snowboard Gold Certified Club and a U.S. Ski and Snowboard High Performance Center. After graduating from […]
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Auburn fire chief completes executive program
AUBURN — Auburn Fire Chief Geoffrey Low has successfully completed a four-year executive fire officer program through the National Fire Academy. Low, who earned his chief fire officer designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence just a year ago, successfully completed a unique series of four highly-advanced, graduate-level courses. Low’s certificate was presented by Auburn […]
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Physician assistant Skvorak joins DFD Russell Medical Center
MONMOUTH — DFD Russell Medical Centers welcomes physician assistant Kassie Skvorak, PA-C, who will see patients at the Monmouth and Turner locations. Skvorak holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of New England. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Maine Association of Physician […]
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Diane Handler completes yoga teacher training course
LEWISTON — Diane Handler, yoga teacher at Chill Yoga in Lewiston, has recently completed her 40-hour Ashtanga Yoga teacher training in Burlington, Vermont. She trained with world renowned Ashtanga Yoga teacher David Swenson. Handler has completed a 200-hour teaching training with Shiva Shakti School of Yoga in Rockland and has taken Ayurvedic Yoga specialist training […]
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Carrier joins Main-Land Developers
LIVERMORE FALLS — Emily Carrier of Farmington has joined Main-Land Development Consultants Inc. as a staff engineer. Her duties include engineering calculations and design, drafting and assisting a team of engineers at Main-Land. Carrier is originally from Oquossoc and attended Rangeley Lakes Regional High School, and Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. She passed […]
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Worthley named lead pharmacy technician at FMH
FARMINGTON — Michael Worthley, CPhT, has been promoted to lead pharmacy technician, according to Garry Miller, director of pharmacy at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Worthley has worked in the hospital’s pharmacy as a technician for 15 years. As the lead pharmacy technician, he will provide orientation, training, supervision and assess quality compliance for four pharmacy technicians. […]