The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in Oxford County that July 26 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans due to drought that began May 26, 2020. Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program […]

AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Hannah Levesque as a sales agent at its Auburn location. Levesque grew up in Monmouth and attended Monmouth Academy. Her previous experience in the food industry has enriched her customer service skills and allowed her to realize her love of helping people. As a […]

FARMINGTON — Two Franklin Memorial Hospital nurses, Sandra Howe and Kelly Salminen, recently earned the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse credential from the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board, joining a prestigious group of more than 24,000 CMSRNs. Howe started her health care career at FMH as a certified nursing assistant and staffing coordinator more than 40 years […]

BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Co. has been awarded the National Safety Council’s 2020 Industry Leader Award in four of its branches for outstanding safety. The award goes to the top 5% of NSC member companies, units and facilities that have qualified for the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award based on 2019 safety data. Winners are selected […]

The West Virginia Watercolor Society accepted a painting titled “Frosty Morning” by Sandra Pealer from South Paris into its national juried art exhibition, Aqueous 2021. The exhibition will be held at the Stifel Fine Arts Center of Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia, from July 15 to Sept. 9. Forty-four paintings were accepted out of […]

Five of the state’s boarding schools have collaborated to help spread the word about the advantages of living and learning Maine. Carrabassett Valley, Gould, Hebron, Hyde and Kents Hill academies have formed the Maine Boarding Schools consortium and launched a new website where prospective students can learn more about the amazing opportunities available to them. […]