LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. To receive the […]
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Hachey honored by Boston College
TOPSHAM — Thomas Hachey, Lewiston native and former resident, has gained the title of university professor emeritus from Boston College, where he taught for more than a decade. Hachey, now a resident of Topsham, graduated from St. Dominic High School in 1956 and later taught at Lewiston High School. He also taught at Marquette University […]
CMHC hires McKeown
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare has named Ryan McKeown as its vice president of strategy and managed care. He started July 3. McKeown will develop CMHC’s strategy to position the system for long-term success as a regional health care innovator and patient experience leader. Initially, he will focus on exploring strategic partnerships and markets, strengthening […]
Chamber breakfast Aug. 10
AUBURN — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will hold its August breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, 80 Airport Drive, Auburn. Cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Registration is available at www.LAMetroChamber.com. The speaker will be George Gervais, commissioner of the Maine Department of […]
Slattery interning at CES Inc.
BREWER — CES Inc., a Maine-based firm of engineers, environmental scientists, and land surveyors, announces that several interns have joined the company for the summer, including Hannah Slattery in the CES’ Lewiston branch. Slattery joins the Environmental Division as a part-time intern primarily focused on a watershed assessment study for the city of Lewiston, including […]
New employees at Museum L-A
LEWISTON — Museum L-A announces the addition of new employees. Kathy Becvar, the museum’s new full-time director of development, previously worked as the director of development for Central Maine Healthcare Corp., overseeing fundraising for Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. She will provide leadership and management to advance the fundraising of the […]
Cote acquires Livermore Falls agency
LIVERMORE FALLS — Mark Cote, an owner of the Weber Insurance Group, announces the acquisition of the Weber Insurance Agency in Livermore Falls. The office is at 20 Main St. Cote began as Advantage Insurance at 160 Congress St. in Rumford in 1991. Since then, he acquired Weber Insurance, 670 Wilton Road in Farmington in […]
New location for tattoos
LEWISTON — Eric Wing, owner, announces that Altered Image Tattoo of Lewiston and Brunswick will have a new location for its Lewiston tattoo parlor: 545 Pleasant St. Completion is scheduled for fall of 2017.
Michaud is Employee of Month
TURNER — Natalie Michaud, branch manager of Community Credit Union, 1025 Auburn Road, has been named Employee of the Month. Michaud has been with Community Credit Union since 2011. As the branch manager, she oversees the day-to-day operations of the Turner branch and assists members with loan closings, new accounts and transactions. She resides in […]
Water district earns safety award
NORWAY — The Norway Water District has earned the Safety and Health Award for Public Employers in recognition of its rigorous safety achievement program. SHAPE recognizes public-sector organizations that voluntarily undertake a rigorous safety achievement program for their workers. The award brings the total number of SHAPE-certified work sites in Maine to 82. The SHAPE […]