LEWISTON — During the last week of September, Central Maine Healthcare will join the rest of the nation in honoring its advanced practice providers, Tina Moring and Angela Michalka. An advanced practice provider is a health care provider who is not a physician but performs medical procedures typically performed by a physician, having undergone extensive […]
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Lewiston’s Geiger company receives workplace award
LEWISTON — Geiger, a promotional product distributor, has been recognized by the Wellness Council of America with the WELCOA Silver Well Workplace Award for its commitment to employee health and well-being. Key elements of Geiger’s success include active employee engagement in wellness programs, strong leadership support for a culture of well-being, and contributions from specialized […]
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State Farm donates $5K to Auburn’s Good Shepherd Food Bank
State Farm associates recently presented the Auburn-based Good Shepherd Food Bank with a $5,000 check to support hunger relief efforts. The associates spent an afternoon at Good Shepherd Food Bank’s warehouse in Hampden, where they packaged 326 boxes of donated food for older Mainers. Good Shepherd is the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, serving over […]
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Geiger VP receives ‘Rising Star’ award
David Geiger, vice president and general counsel at Geiger, has been named a 2024 Rising Star by the Promotional Products Association International.
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FDA approves a potential ‘game-changer’ drug for schizophrenia
The approval comes less than a year Bristol Myers Squibb paid $14 billion to acquire the developer of the drug, Karuna Therapeutics.
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You may soon get to say g**dby# to annoying password rules
Many websites require password habits that actually don’t keep you safer. Neither special characters nor frequent password resets really help security.
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The carbon market’s quest to overcome its last big hurdle
Advocates say carbon credits are ready for prime time. Lawyers say they need a legal definition to become an asset as tradable as stocks and bonds.
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Norway Savings Bank makes several late-summer donations
The bank donated $2,500 to continue serving as the main supporter of the Oxford County Fair’s annual Woodsmen’s Day.
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Overhead costs too much to keep Lisbon Art Works open
Dozens of Lisbon artists sold and displayed their work at the shop over the roughly year it was open.
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Halloween superfans see the culture catching up to them
Five years ago this Halloween, Home Depot introduced the 12-foot-tall skeleton.