BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Co. has been awarded the National Safety Council’s 2021 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award in 15 of its branches for outstanding safety. The award goes to council member companies that keep their lost workday case incident rate better than or equal to 50% of the Bureau of Labor Standards rate for their […]

LEWISTON — Geiger associates Jean Michalski, Stephanie Jones and Betsy Shuster-Folga have recently earned advertising certifications. Those who earn Promotional Products Association International certification demonstrate a commitment to both business excellence and continual professional growth. A relatively small percentage of professionals hold these certifications and are known as the industry’s innovators and leaders. Michalski earned […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired several new employees for its New Gloucester office. Bryan Pahigian joins as a marketing coordinator. He has a bachelor’s degree in sports management from the University of Southern Maine and 10 years of experience working with the Portland Sea Dogs in the ticket office department. Pahigian lives in Cumberland […]

AUBURN — James E. Belleau from the firm Trafton Matzen Belleau & Frenette has been selected for the 2021 New England Super Lawyers List in the area of General Civil Litigation. Attorney Belleau’s practice concentrates on civil and business litigation as well as construction, commercial and municipal law. He also has concentrates in representing professionals […]

AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty has been named to Real Trends’ 2021 America’s Best Real Estate Professionals List for transaction sides in the team category. To qualify for inclusion in this category, real estate teams must do a minimum of 75 transaction sides or $30 million in closed sales volume. […]

HALLOWELL — The Board of the Maine Justice Foundation recently recognized Leeds resident Charles F. Dingman of Kozak & Gayer with the Howard H. Dana Jr. Award. The foundation has presented this award annually since 1984 to a Maine lawyer to recognize contributions that enhance access to civil legal assistance for poor and vulnerable Mainers. […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in Oxford County that July 26 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans due to drought that began May 26, 2020. Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program […]

AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Hannah Levesque as a sales agent at its Auburn location. Levesque grew up in Monmouth and attended Monmouth Academy. Her previous experience in the food industry has enriched her customer service skills and allowed her to realize her love of helping people. As a […]

FARMINGTON — Two Franklin Memorial Hospital nurses, Sandra Howe and Kelly Salminen, recently earned the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse credential from the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board, joining a prestigious group of more than 24,000 CMSRNs. Howe started her health care career at FMH as a certified nursing assistant and staffing coordinator more than 40 years […]