LEWISTON — Uplift LA and the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will hold the next Newcomers Night from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at The Pub at Baxter at 120 Mill St. Newcomers Night is a quarterly, casual social and networking event to meet, mingle and make connections with fellow professionals and community members. […]
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Connectivity Point Design & Installation purchases Massachusetts firm
AUBURN — Connectivity Point Design & Installation, LLC announced Monday it had acquired telecommunications contractor Business Communications Systems Inc. based in Leicester, Massachusetts. President Doug Watt said the move will allow the company to dispatch skilled technicians from central and western Massachusetts to projects throughout the region. Established in 2002, Connectivity Point serves customers locally […]
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Geiger hires Isaac Wildrick
LEWISTON — Geiger hired Isaac Wildrick as customer care and support manager for its corporate programs. Wildrick has extensive contact center and training experience with the Maine Department of Labor, Barclays Group and T-Mobile USA. He has served as pastor of Vienna Baptist in Vienna since 2015 and lives in Wilton with his wife, Heidi, […]
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Businesses donate to Western Maine Community Action
EAST WILTON — Western Maine Community Action received a $5,000 grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and HUB International New England to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income families and individuals in its women, infants and children and senior food programs. WMCA has a longstanding commitment to provide services to alleviate the […]
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Ford Motor donate to Deering Memorial Community Center
PARIS — Ford Motor Company’s Drive 4 UR Community campaign recently donated $440 to the Deering Memorial Community Center. In July, Ripley and Fletcher Ford of South Paris hosted an event at its dealership to raise funds for the community center. Ford donated $20 for each person who test drove a new vehicle that day at […]
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Lisbon Credit Union donates to Lisbon Area Christian Outreach
LISBON — Lisbon Credit Union presented the Lisbon Area Christian Outreach with a check for $724.74 from fundraising by staff as part of the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger. The funds will help LACO with food pantry holiday expenses.
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Franklin County chamber honors annual award winners
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce honored winners of the Business of the Year, Community Service of the Year, Rising Star of the Year and President’s Award at its annual meeting Oct. 24 at the North Dining Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. Business of the Year, awarded to LEAP Inc., […]
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Franklin County chamber hosts job fair
WILTON — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce will host a job fair at the Comfort Inn, 1026 US Rt. 2 East on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will have 10 hiring businesses. For more information, call the chamber at 207-778-4215.
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Central Maine Credit Union donates to SeniorsPlus
LEWISTON — Central Maine Credit Union donated $2,000 to SeniorsPlus for its Meals on Wheels program. Established in 1972 and headquartered in Lewiston, SeniorsPlus is the Western Maine designated Area Agency on Aging covering Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties. The overall program goal of SeniorsPlus is to assist older people and adults with disabilities to […]
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Central Maine Healthcare names John Whitlock chief financial officer
LEWISTON — John Whitlock has been named chief financial officer for Central Maine Healthcare. Serving as interim CFO since June, Whitlock has successfully assumed all responsibilities for executive management of the system’s finance functions. Whitlock joined CMH as vice president for finance in June 2018. He was a vice president at National Church Residences in […]