AUBURN — Auburn Housing Authority Chairman Art Wing recently became a National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Certified commissioner. He had four days of extensive training on professional ethical conduct, commissioners’ role and responsibilities, board governance and budget oversight and advocacy.
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OTELCO hires Tina Campidelli
NEW GLOUCESTER — Tina Campidelli has joined OTELCO as an executive assistant and special projects coordinator. She has a bachelor’s degree in social services with more than 20 years of experience working in executive administrative roles as well as human resource management systems and project management. Campidelli lives in Yarmouth
Pierrette’s C’est si Bon Cafe grand opening Saturday
AUBURN — Pierrette’s C’est si Bon Cafe will celebrate its grand opening Saturday at 550 Center St., in the Auburn Mall. Edward Boucher and Lionel Meservier of the C’est si Bon Band will perform at 2 p.m. and La Famille LeBlanc will perform at 7 p.m. The cafe began with the premise of bringing Franco-American […]
CMCC offers Advanced High Pressure Boiler Operator course
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at Central Maine Community College will offer an Advanced High Pressure Boiler Operator course starting Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 6-9 p.m. and running until May 6. Registration deadline is Feb. 6. The higher level technical course is designed to prepare high pressure boiler operators licensed in […]
Braden Clement becomes a partner at Skelton Taintor & Abbott
AUBURN — Attorney Braden Clement, who represents clients in a range of civil litigation matters, became a shareholder at Skelton Taintor & Abbott on Jan. 1. He joined the firm in 2017 and handles matters including plaintiff’s personal injury, professional malpractice, product liability, commercial disputes, family law and immigration. Prior to joining Skelton, Taintor & […]
Support Services Group acquires Great Falls Marketing
AUBURN — Great Falls Marketing has joined the Support Services Group family of contact centers. Great Falls Marketing was founded in 1999 and has been owned and operated by Scott MacCheyne and Mike Frautten since 2011. It has 400 employees in Auburn, Augusta, Westbrook and Saco. Support Services Group, headquartered in Waco, Texas, is a […]
Androscoggin Historical Society hires Renee Giusti
AUBURN — Renee Giusti has been hired as the administrative assistant of the Androscoggin Historical Society. She has experience in sales and customer support at companies in New York and as office manager of Four Star Lighting and Electric in Lowell, Massachusetts. Locally, she has been a preregistration specialist at St. Mary’s/St. Joseph’s Medical Center […]
Tom Fales named Veterans Affairs Congressional Fellow
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced that Tom Fales, a Lewiston native, has been selected as a Department of Veterans Affairs Congressional Fellow in her Washington, D.C., office. Fales previously served as an intern in Collins’ Lewiston office and as an intern for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee when Collins was […]
Mechanics Savings donates to High Street Food Pantry, Trinity Jubilee Center
AUBURN — Biddeford Savings and Mechanics Savings recently donated $22,500 to local food pantries in their market areas to help fight the issue of food insecurity. Maine ranks 12th in the nation for food insecurity. In the first week after the merger between Biddeford Savings and Mechanics Savings, both divisions wanted to address the issue […]
Emerson Chevrolet-Buick donates to St. Mary’s Nutrition Center
AUBURN — Emerson Chevrolet-Buick co-sponsored the 7th annual Commit to Get Fit initiative in November at the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, donating $1,500. Commit to Get Fit promotes a healthy lifestyle. The proceeds from the event also benefit the Marguerite d’Youville Fund for the Needy, which helps people in need in a variety of ways.