FARMINGTON — Hanna Chaney, a registered nurse at Franklin Memorial Hospital, has earned the certified emergency nurse credential from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Board certified emergency nurses have demonstrated the highest level of professionalism and commitment to excellence in patient care and are among the elite practitioners of emergency nursing. Chaney received […]

FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a basic on-site wastewater system installation course March 4 for contractors, code enforcement officers, licensed plumbing inspectors and site evaluators. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Chesterville Town Office. Topics will include design, permitting, construction and inspection […]

LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine will offer a personal money management series of workshops in April at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston Auburn College designed to discover your money personality, sharpen your money skills and share up-to-date resources to make life a little easier. My Money Works is a four-part series and is tuition-free, […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — The Gray New Gloucester Development Corporation, in cooperation with the towns of Gray and New Gloucester, will welcome John Crane, general manager of the Portland Food Coop, to its Business Summit 2020. The summit, which is scheduled for Thursday, March 5 at NU Brewing at 437 Lewiston Road, will also provide a […]

LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s bariatric surgery program has been named an accredited center by a joint quality program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The designation by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program means CMMC meets high standards of care, […]

LISBON FALLS — Financial advising firm Edgewater Financial has changed its name to Barnard Financial. Owners Maggie and Jeremy Barnard founded the company five years ago, initially naming it in a nod to Maine and the coast. Jeremy Barnard is an independent fiduciary financial adviser who specializes in retirement income planning. The company has offices […]

MONMOUTH — After more than six years with an office here, Dr. Amanda Angell has expanded Guardian Chiropractic, LLC to a second location in Farmingdale. Her new office is at 484 Maine Ave. behind the Smart Eye Care Center. Angell attended Leavitt Area High school Class of 2004. She graduated from the University of Maine […]

BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Co. has been named the 2020 ProSales Dealer of the Year by ProSales Magazine. The company won the award based on its success in balancing customer service excellence and employee satisfaction, and the successful acquisition and integration of Ellsworth Building Supply into the Hammond family. Hammond has 800 employees at 21 […]