AUBURN — Central Maine Community College has earned the 2021-22 Military Friendly School designation. Institutions earning the designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the survey with 747 earning the designation. Methodology, criteria and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military […]

BRUNSWICK — Coastal Enterprises has hired Azenaide Pedro as the workforce solutions team’s new program specialist. Originally from Angola, Pedro came to Maine three years ago from Johannesburg, South Africa, where she received a bachelor’s degree in public health from Monash University. In 2020, she was one of the first individuals to apply for the […]

AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank received 12,000 pounds of donated handcrafted cheese from Pineland Farms and Dairy Farmers of America valued at more than $50,000. The donations were made in two batches, 4,832 pounds and 7,302.52 pounds, to be distributed across the state of Maine through Good Shepherd Food Bank’s 500-plus partner network. Dairy […]

FARMINGTON — Allied Physical Therapy has hired Seth Harris as a physical therapist assistant. Harris got his start with Allied a few years ago working as an aide. He also had an opportunity to work closely with therapy staff and patients during a clinical rotation while enrolled in the physical therapist assistant program at Kennebec […]

LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, Maine’s largest independent nonprofit home health care organization, has expanded its palliative medicine offerings with the creation of the Maine Center for Palliative Medicine. The center’s specially trained and certified physicians, nurse practitioners and multi-disciplinary team of nurses and social workers will collaborate with patients’ primary care providers […]

Boyne Resorts has announced a renewable energy purchase commitment with CMS Enterprises, a CMS Energy subsidiary, that entirely offsets electric energy consumption at its resorts and facilities throughout North America as of Jan. 1, 2021. The purchase is among numerous environmental initiatives and newly established goals that are part of the company’s evolving, long-term sustainability […]

LEWISTON — Law firm Brann & Isaacson added expertise to its practice with the naming of attorney Michael E. Carey to partner and the hiring of attorney William Townshend as an associate. The moves strengthen the firm’s offerings across multiple practice areas, including state and local tax, litigation and estate planning. As a partner, Carey’s […]

AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Andrea McKay to the team at its Auburn location. McKay grew up in Sabattus and attended Monmouth Academy. She continued her education at Word of Life and Liberty University, spending two years volunteering overseas. Upon returning home, she worked in early childhood education in […]