The U.S. Department of Agriculture will suspend loan payments for farmers behind on their debts during the national COVID-19 emergency.
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Photo: Hanging steel in the snow at LHS
Ironworkers erect the framework for the new wing at Lewiston High School Wednesday morning.
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Union membership in Maine grew by about 19 percent in 2020
The state’s labor unions added about 13,000 members and now have about 82,000 overall, which is about 15 percent of the state’s workforce.
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Next step for Maine’s climate goals: Proposed laws to make them reality
Dozens of ideas being promoted by lawmakers this year represent the next phase of state government’s aggressive effort to address a rapidly changing climate.
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DuBois Realty Group donates to Auburn/Lewiston YMCA
AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty recently concluded its Give Where You Live giving campaign for 2020 and presented Auburn/Lewiston YMCA with a donation of $1,200 for its youth scholarship program. DuBois Realty Group values the impact the ALYMCA and other local nonprofit organizations make in the community.
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DuBois Realty Group donates to Trinity Jubilee Center
AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty recently donated $1,500 to Trinity Jubilee Center as part of its Give Where You Live giving campaign. The donation helps support the Trinity Jubilee Center’s Sponsor a Meal Project. The project invites people and businesses to “adopt a day” in the soup kitchen and provides […]
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Fontaine Family hires Megan Trundy
AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Megan Trundy to the team at its Auburn location. Trundy grew up in Poland and attended Edward Little High School in Auburn. She continued her education at Andover College, graduating with an associate degree in legal studies. She most recently worked as an office […]
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Lucro Management hires Stacy OReilly
AUBURN — Lucro Management, the management group for Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch, has appointed Stacy OReilly as general manager of the hotel. She will be responsible for all aspects of hotel operations, including guest services, satisfaction and safety, general hotel administration and the oversight of all marketing efforts. With more than 23 years of […]
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Sebago Technics acquires Sawyer Engineering and Surveying
SOUTH PORTLAND — Sebago Technics, a civil engineering, survey, transportation, landscape architecture and environmental services consulting firm, has acquired Sawyer Engineering and Surveying of Bridgton. Sawyer Engineering and Surveying has provided engineering, surveying and septic design services to the Lakes Region for more than 40 years. The firm was founded and owned by George Sawyer. […]
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Auburn Savings donates to Lewiston/Auburn Veterans Council
LEWISTON — Auburn Savings recently donated $1,000 to the Lewiston/Auburn Veterans Council. The money contributed toward a $6,500 goal to build a Vietnam veterans memorial in Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Auburn Savings President and CEO Bill Tracy presented Charlie Paul, L/A Veterans Council member and spokesperson for the project, with the gift. Paul spearheaded […]