AUBURN — LA Metro Magazine has added Pam Ashby, a veteran graphic designer, as editor-in-chief. Ashby brings 16 years of graphic design experience to the magazine, including layout for Uncle Andy’s Digest. Owner and outgoing editor-in-chief, Jim Marston, will now assume duties as chief executive officer of the growing magazine. A 2001 graduate of Central […]
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FMH earns top quality award
Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Franklin Memorial Hospital was recently named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for the first time. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive. Performance across many areas of hospital care is […]
St. Pierre re-elected to board
AUBURN — At a recent annual meeting of stockholders, long-standing board member Philip St. Pierre was re-elected to the board of directors of Auburn Savings Bank. St. Pierre, owner/operator of Lewiston convenience store Victor News Company Inc., has a long-standing history of supporting Auburn Savings Bank. He has served as director of Auburn Savings since 1995, […]
Woodlands receives business award
FARMINGTON — Woodlands Memory Care, a specialized assisted living community providing personal care, services and programming for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, was presented the “Business Attraction” award by the Greater Franklin Development Council. Woodlands was presented the award at the council’s Investors Reception, an annual event that hosts and pays […]
Seven promoted at Geiger
LEWISTON — Geiger announces the promotion of several associates at its Lewiston headquarters. Crystal Paradis has been promoted to customer relations specialist in the Promotional Sales Group. She has been with Geiger for more than two years. In her new role, her primary duty is to create and maintain solid business relationships with assigned sales […]
Buddy T's set to reopen Dec. 8
Restaurant owner Buddy Taylor and general manager Gail Cailler announce the reopening of Buddy T’s Restaurant and Pub at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. They were forced to close after an electrical fire in the kitchen on Sept. 21. They have replaced the hood and walk-in freezer in their kitchen and have installed a 26-foot […]
Duval joins Berkshire Hathaway
AUBURN — Haylee Duval is a new member of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northeast Real Estate team. Duval graduated from Edward Little High School in 2015 and went on to the Maine Center for Real Estate Studies before obtaining her Maine state license as a sales agent for buying, selling and leasing land, residential, commercial […]
Maurer hired at communications center
Oxford County Regional Communications Center Director James Miclon, left, recently announced that Tammy Maurer of Waterford, center, was hired as the communications center’s newest full-time dispatcher. Maurer will spend the next few months training at the center and at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. Designated dispatch trainer Beverly Stevens, right, will guide her […]
Staff Member of Month
Samantha Medici, a fourth-grade teacher at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in Norway, center, accepts the honor of Oxford Hills School District Staff Member of the Month after being selected based on nominations from her colleagues. She was honored by Superintendent Rick Colpitts, left, and Board of Directors Chairman Ron Kugell at the Dec. 6 board meeting. […]
Hebert joins DFD Russell
MONMOUTH — DFD Russell Medical Centers announces the addition of family nurse practitioner Leah Hebert to the Monmouth location. Her specialties include pediatrics, women’s health and preventive medicine with an emphasis on nutrition and fitness. She is Nexplanon and Mirena certified, and is skilled in performing many minor in-office surgeries such as joint injections, biopsies […]