LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society has appointed Richard Nickerson as its new artistic director. Nickerson is planning a variety of stirring performances for the 2021-22 concert season. He serves as director of choral activities at Windham High School, a position he has held for 34 years. He is a highly-qualified musician with degrees in […]

BRIDGTON — Woodlands Senior Living has received approval for a new memory care facility on North High Street in Bridgton and moving ahead with plans for construction. The Bridgton Planning Board met earlier in July and offered tentative approval for the facility, which will be a 48-bed facility for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and […]

AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Maggie Ferland at its Auburn location. Ferland grew up in Poland and attended Poland Regional High School. She is continuing her education at Central Maine Community College, studying business administration and management and is projected to graduate at the end of this year. She […]

DENMARK — Denmark Arts Center has welcomed three new members to its board of directors. The board also celebrated the work, dedication and years of service that Allene Westleigh generously gave as she ended her service. Westleigh, former Denmark postmaster, was there for the beginning of Denmark Arts Center. She worked for years with Dick […]

PORTLAND — Maine Policy Institute has added Christopher A. Pierce to its board of directors. Pierce is chairman and owner of The Dingley Press in Lisbon. The company is one of the leading mail-order catalog printing companies in the United States and prints and mails more than 330 million catalogs annually for 150 nationwide customers. […]

AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills last month swore Robert J. Souza of Durham onto the board of directors for the Maine Connectivity Authority, a new state entity charged with achieving universal availability of high-speed broadband in Maine. Souza has 46 years of telecommunications experience. He recently retired from Otelco Inc. where he had spent the […]

LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted Ryan Bissonette to distribution specialist III. He started in September 2019 at Geiger as a fulfillment services specialist in the Distribution Center. In November 2019, he was promoted to distribution specialist II. He lives in Auburn.

LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted Trish Whitlock to organizational development/wellness coordinator in human resources. She began her career with Geiger in August of 2019, as an administrative support specialist in H.R./office services and most recently worked as a payment application/administrative support specialist in finance. In her new role, she will perform a variety of administrative […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network, a member of MaineHealth, has hired Dr. Ross Isacke as chief medical officer beginning Sept. 7. Former interim CMO Ryan Knapp and current interim David Claud will continue to serve as advisors to the organization to ensure a smooth transition. Isacke will be the leader for the FCHN physicians […]