AUBURN — Bedard Pharmacy & Medical Supplies has named Benjamin Nadeau as its new chief executive officer. Following in the footsteps of his father, Michael Nadeau, and grandfather, Alcide Nadeau, he is the third generation Nadeau to take the helm of Bedard. Michael Nadeau will become chairman of the board and he and Annette Nadeau […]
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Franklin County community groups to host transportation summit
FARMINGTON — A coalition of community organizations interested in strengthening transportation in the region is convening a summit Oct. 8 via Zoom. Titled Community Conversation: Moving Transportation Forward in Greater Franklin County, participants include United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, Community Concepts, Franklin Community Health Network, Greater Franklin Development Council, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program […]
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Hammond Lumber Co. names new senior leadership team
BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Co. has announced the creation of a new senior leadership team. Mike Hammond, president and CEO of the fourth-generation, family-owned, Maine company, has appointed internal promotions and several new roles within the company that includes several local people. Mitch Bickford is vice president of business processes and has been with the […]
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Mnuchin, Powell back jobless aid and small-business loans
With the prospects for any new federal aid package appearing dim, members of the Senate Banking Committee press both officials about appropriated money not yet spent.
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International Paper donates to Trinity Jubilee Center
LEWISTON — Trinity Jubilee Center has been awarded a $2,000 grant from International Paper’s Auburn plant and the International Paper Foundation. Funds will support the Center’s Feeding L-A Project, including the soup kitchen and food pantry. The center’s soup kitchen is serving over 4,000 lunches each month to the hungry and homeless. The food pantry […]
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International Paper donates to Spurwink
LEWISTON — Spurwink has been awarded a $2,000 grant from International Paper’s Auburn plant and the International Paper Foundation. Funds will support the expansion of therapeutic gardening on Spurwink’s Lewiston day treatment campus. Therapeutic gardening helps students develop social, practical and vocational skills, and helps build community. Students with developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges […]
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Continuing jobless claims decline further in Maine
Even as the number of Mainers seeking continued weekly jobless aid falls, thousands more people are filing new claims for benefits.
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U.S. jobless claims at 870,000 as fraud clouds data, delays payments
The concerns about fraudulent unemployment applications have focused mainly on a new program, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
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Norway Savings Bank donates to Maine Country Music Museum
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank has donated $1,700 to the Maine Country Music Museum and Hall of Fame in Mechanic Falls for its mission to share the history and heritage of country music with Mainers. Founded in 1978, it houses memorabilia of more than 140 artists, performers, producers, promoters and others tied to the Maine […]
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Lewiston-Auburn teachers’ literacy app wins statewide Top Gun pitch-off
They’ll put the $25,000 prize toward continuing to develop the ReMo app for a January 2021 launch.