POLAND — Wolf Cove Inn has been named a winner in the 2021 TripSavvy Editors’ Choice Awards in the Best for Romance category. TripSavvy Editors’ Choice Awards use reviews across the internet and audience metrics from TripSavvy, as well as identifying businesses and destinations that outrank competitors in quality, considering elements such as customer service, […]
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Franklin Savings Bank, employees donate to eight food pantries
FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank employees collected 2,500 items, including canned and boxed goods, and raised $1,400 to be disbursed among eight local food pantries during the Fall Bounty Week food drive. The bank matched the employees’ efforts with $11,000 to be divided among the designated food pantries, including: • Care and Share Food Closet, […]
Oakhurst Dairy donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Oakhurst Dairy has pledged to donate $200,000 in money and $479,000 in food donations over the next four years to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine’s Campaign to End Hunger. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Household Food Security report, 11.4% of Maine households were food insecure between 2018 and 2020, which […]
AVCOG hosts free online customer engagement webinar
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is presenting the free webinar Boosting Customer Engagement with Corey Zimmerman from The WanderWeb on Dec. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Zimmerman will teach the importance of using websites to maximize engagement to […]
Dirigo Technology hires Israel Roy
LEWISTON — Dirigo Technology has hired Israel Roy as a technology consultant and senior engineer. Roy has been providing technology support services to clients in Maine for the past 15 years with experience supporting clients in the medical, manufacturing, retail and professional services sectors. He resides in Farmington with his wife and two daughters.
Geiger promotes four employees
LEWISTON — Geiger has recently promoted four employees. Nathaniel “Nat” Bullock has been promoted to compliance manager in the Risk Management department. A graduate of the University of Southern Maine with a bachelor’s degree in business, he lives in Auburn with his two children. Crystal Coolong has been promoted to order processing supervisor in the […]
Safe Voices elects three new board members
AUBURN — Three new members have been elected to Safe Voices’ board of directors. Delan Fulgham is the membership engagement manager for the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. His past work includes stints in the banking industry, health care and retail management. He is completing his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University […]
Central Maine Human Resource Association names 2022-23 board
Central Maine Human Resource Association has announced its new board of directors members for 2022-23: President: Barbara Lovejoy, director of human resources, OTELCO President-elect: Jordan Payne Hay, attorney, Skelton Taintor & Abbott Past president: Cindy Letourneau, director of human resources, Androscoggin HomeHealth Care and Hospice Membership co-directors: Mary Kozicki LaFontaine, director of employee development and […]
Franklin Memorial Hospital appoints Leslie White as clinical dietitian
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has appointed Leslie White as clinical dietitian, providing evidence-based practice that is specific to patients’ nutritional goals in inpatient and outpatient settings. White has worked in the field of nutrition for 15 years with extensive experience in nutrition counseling, motivational interviewing and promotion of behavior change. She has additional certification […]
Geiger announces 3Q Geiger Star Awards
LEWISTON — Geiger, the nation’s largest privately held promotional products distributor, recently presented its quarterly Geiger Star Awards to associates nominated by fellow associates for their efforts to work the values of The Geiger Way. The individuals who received the Geiger Star Award were Trish Whitlock and Julie Vickers. The team recipients include: the US […]