AUBURN — Payroll Management INC. has hired Ben Getchell as chief operation officer. He’ll work in the client services and operations departments. Getchell earned his undergraduate degree from Dickinson College with a major in economics. His work history includes customer service, extensive management experience and executing methodologies to improve operations without sacrificing quality. He formerly […]
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Fontaine Family honors agents at annual awards banquet
AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader held its Annual Awards Banquet at The Muddy Rudder in Yarmouth in March to honor Top Award winners for 2019. The following top producing agents were honored: Clayton Larochelle received Top Sales Leader Award with 76 closed units. Peak Performers included Bill Bergeron with 61 closed […]
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State Farm agents donate to Lewiston Schools Nutrition Program
LEWISTON — State Farm Agents Lisa Laliberte and Sam Francis donated six $170 coolers to the Lewiston Schools Nutrition Program. The two had reached out asking how to help and were told about the growing concern of keeping food cold as the weather warms. Laliberte and Francis quickly purchased six 54-quart coolers that will help […]
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OTELCO hires Eric Proulx, two summer interns
NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired Eric Proulx as the director of network operations in its New Gloucester office. Proulx has 24 years of experience in the communication industry working for Bell Atlantic, Verizon, FairPoint and Consolidated Communications. He has a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maine and is […]
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Karen McArthur joins Maine Music Society board
LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society welcomed Karen McArthur to its board of directors. A longtime audience member, McArthur joined the Maine Music Society Chorale and Chamber Singers in early 2019. She also sings with her church choir where she is a cantor. She lives in Lewiston with her husband of 32 years, Brad, their […]
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Bangor Savings Bank hires Alice Mogensen
AUBURN — Alice Mogensen has joined Bangor Savings Bank as an assistant vice president and mortgage loan officer. Mogensen brings more than eight years of lending and retail banking experience to her new role. Ardent in her support for the Lewiston-Auburn community, she is serving as chairwoman of the Maine Community Foundation for the Androscoggin […]
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Jill Millett earns Safeco Insurance award
NORWAY — Jill Millett of Chalmers Insurance Group has earned the Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence, an honor recognizing superior underwriting skill that is achieved by a select group of agents across the country who sell Safeco Insurance. The award honors outstanding agents who have developed a solid underwriting relationship with Safeco and whose agencies […]
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Androscoggin Chapter of Land Surveyors donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Chapter of Land Surveyors donated $3,300 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, which will provide 13,200 meals to hungry people in Maine. The chapter rallied donations from local surveyors supporting the greater Androscoggin County area. The donation was part of a COVID-19 response initiative by the Maine Society of Land Surveyors. […]
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Bank of America donates to local nonprofits
AUBURN — In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of America has committed $100 million to support communities around the world, awarding over $525,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Maine. Locally, Bank of America donated $50,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank, $10,000 to the Olympia Snow Women’s Leadership Institute, $7,500 to Goodwill Industries of […]
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YWCA Board of Directors names new officers
LEWISTON — The YWCA Board of Directors is pleased to announce our new officers. President: Tonya Bailey-Curry is a staff therapist at Bates College who works from a background in social work grounded in relationship building, community engagement and the promotion of equity and inclusion. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work […]