LEWISTON — Maine College of Health Professions has appointed alum Ken Albert, chief executive officer of Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, as its board chairman. A 1986 graduate of the college’s nursing program, Albert has been on the board since 2017. He will lead the eight-member board, which is charged with serving as stewards of […]
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OpenText donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
LEWISTON — In place of holding holiday parties this year, OpenText is making donations totaling $1 million to food banks in the 58 communities around the world where employees live and work. In Maine, OpenText is donating $15,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank. It’s the first donation of the OpenText Voyager Fund, an extension of […]
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Hannaford donates to CMCC’s food pantry initiative
AUBURN — Hannaford Supermarkets has donated $5,000 to Central Maine Community College as part of an expansion of its “Fuel Kids at School” pantry initiative to Maine’s community colleges. Hannaford is donating a total of $35,000 to establish and expand pantries at all seven community college campuses. The donation will be used for startup and […]
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Auburn Savings Bank employee donates to chamber Stuff the Bus campaign
AUBURN — Auburn Savings Bank Branch Supervisor Audrey Patterson recently donated $500 toward the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber’s Stuff the Bus charity event after being awarded the money as part of the Auburn Savings Employee Recognition program. Implemented in July, the Auburn Savings Employee Recognition program awards outstanding employees who exemplify the bank’s core values. […]
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Emerson Chevrolet-Buick donates to St. Dominic Academy
AUBURN — In November, Emerson Chevrolet-Buick donated $1,000 to St. Dominic Academy’s Telethon as a red carpet sponsor for the event which promoted the school’s community. The event was broadcast live from the Auburn campus at the school.
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Free software startup course offered by CEI’s Women’s Business Center, Tortoise Labs
Female entrepreneurs with ideas for software or software-enabled startups anywhere in the state can enroll in the 2021 cohort of Propeller, a free, six-week online course operated by CEI’s Women’s Business Center and Tortoise Labs. The course is designed to guide women from all backgrounds as they build their businesses, while overcoming barriers that disproportionately […]
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Skelton Taintor & Abbott hires Reeve Wood
AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott announces the hiring of Reeve Wood as Of Counsel, focusing on title work and real estate transactions. Wood began his career as a teacher in New York and then moved on to work as an investigator of police misconduct for the City of New York. A native of Brunswick, […]
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CMMC gets A grade for safety
The Leapfrog Group issued the grade for fall 2020.
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Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to SeniorsPlus, Safe Voices
BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has donated $7,500 to SeniorsPlus in Lewiston and $5,500 to Safe Voices in Auburn. In its latest grant cycle, the foundation committed $677,500 to Maine and New Hampshire-based organizations. Among the services provided by these grantees: COVID-19 response, hunger relief and affordable housing, mentorships to improve educational outcomes, combating […]
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Emerson Chevrolet-Buick donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — In November, Emerson Chevrolet-Buick donated $5,000 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Thanksgiving food drive. Emerson Chevrolet-Buick supports the Good Shepherd Food Bank because they believe in the the effort to combat the root causes of hunger in Maine.