Camden National Bank recognized 11 employees at its annual employee appreciation award ceremony. The Camden National Bank Stakeholder Commitment Award recognizes a select group of employees who demonstrate and serve as role models of the bank’s vision and core values, providing excellent customer service, and showing a strong commitment to inclusion and belonging in the […]
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Maine State Credit Union makes 100 Best Places to Work in Maine list for 10th year in a row
Maine State Credit Union has once again placed on the Best Places to Work in Maine list for mid-size companies. This is the 10th year in a row that Maine State Credit Union employees have voted their employer to this list. They first received recognition as one of Maine’s top employers in 2012. “We are […]
Jeremy Payne joins Cornerstone government affairs firm
Cornerstone, a leading bipartisan, employee-owned, government relations and public affairs firm with federal and state reach, announced the addition of Jeremy Payne as a principal in the firm’s Augusta office. He brings to the Cornerstone team nearly a decade of policy and government relations work throughout the state. Before joining Cornerstone, Payne served as the […]
Farmington’s Franklin Memorial Hospital welcomes Dr. Anfin Erickson
Franklin Memorial Hospital announced Anfin Erickson, MD, a general surgeon, is providing patient care at Franklin Health Surgery and surgery at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Besides general surgery, Erickson’s specialties include thyroid/parathyroid and colon surgery. A high honors graduate of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Erickson completed his general surgery internship and […]
Day’s Jewelers hires new vice president of marketing Nikia Levesque
Joseph Corey, president of Day’s Jewelers, announced hiring Nikia Levesque as vice president of marketing for the company’s eight jewelry stores across Maine and New Hampshire. Levesque has worked for Day’s since she was a teenager beginning her career as a service specialist at the company’s Waterville location. Her career within the company has only […]
Waterville center to host Cornhole Cornucopia benefit Oct. 14
WATERVILLE — Alfond Youth & Community Center plans to host a fundraiser for The Unified Champions Club at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Purnell-Wrigley Field, 47 Matthews Ave. The rain location is the center’s gymnasiums at 126 North St. Unified Champions Club serves adults with disabilities by providing them with sporting and recreational activities, […]
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta set for Oct. 7-8
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Oct. 7-9. The event includes whimsically embellished giant pumpkins, the Pumpkin Parade, entertainment, food, and a river relay regatta, using giant pumpkins as vessels, and complete with costumed contenders at the helm, according to a news release from Suzanne Gandy, event public relations. The […]
Whitefield student makes University of Alaska Fairbanks chancellor’s list
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Jeff Beyea of Whitefield recently was named to the 2022 spring chancellor’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor’s list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and […]
Adult ed association presents Gov. Mills with leadership award
Maine Adult Education Association recognized Gov. Janet Mills Sept. 20 with the Champion of Adult Education Leadership Award, due to her leadership in addressing literacy, career, and other educational needs of adult learners in Maine. Mills proclaimed Sept. 18-24, 2022 as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week in Maine to show her support and dedication […]
Maine Scouts celebrate Cobscook/Moosehorn International Camporee
The 60th anniversary Cobscook/Moosehorn International Camporee was held the weekend of Sept. 16-18. Scouts from all over Maine, with the largest contingent from Kennebec Valley District, garbed as brave knights, powerful wizards, elven maidens and stealthy rogues descended upon Cobscook Bay State Park in Edmunds, according to a news release from Scout leader Chuck Mahaleris. […]