DIXFIELD — After Vickie Carrier’s 33 years of work as deputy town clerk and tax collector for Dixfield, her family, friends and co-workers agreed on one thing Friday afternoon: Her retirement would be a huge loss for the town. Carrier’s last day of working at the Town Office as deputy town clerk is June 30, and […]
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Analysis: Maine top state in New England for retirement
Percent of Population 65 and Over | FindTheHome Maine ranks as the best state in New England to retire to, and 30th overall, in an analysis done by the personal finance website WalletHub. The analysis compared 24 metrics within the 50 states and District of Columbia, including the adjusted cost of living, the number of […]
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Auburn celebrates 35 years of community building as Roland Miller retires
AUBURN — In 1980, when Roland Miller was hired by the city of Auburn, he figured it would be a five-year job. A Midwestern guy by birth, raised in Green Bay and a lifelong Packers fan, he thought the city was a fine place to build his resume before he moved on to the next […]
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Androscoggin County Clerk Patricia Fournier to retire
AUBURN — Longtime Androscoggin County Clerk Patricia Fournier announced her retirement Wednesday night after serving the county for more than 40 years. Fournier’s surprise announcement came following an executive session that Fournier requested at the conclusion of the county commission meeting. Over the years, Fournier also served as the county personnel director and its purchasing […]
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Chip Morrison hangs it up at the Androscoggin chamber after 20 years
LEWISTON — Chip Morrison was overseeing 10 states, plus Maine, for a national retirement-planning company from his office in Great Falls Plaza when management told him they were moving the job to Detroit. He’d moved to Auburn from Washington, D.C., 18 years before to be city manager, and he didn’t want to leave. At the […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Retirement incentive offered to RSU 10 teachers
MEXICO — The Regional School Unit 10 board took one step at Monday night’s meeting to potentially cut costs as they develop the 2015-16 budget, and discussed several other steps. The board unanimously approved offering a retirement incentive for teachers who have reached the age and experience of eligibility. Superintendent Craig King did not say […]
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Assistant superintendent Gloria Jenkins resigns from RSU 10
DIXFIELD — Longtime assistant superintendent and curriculum coordinator Gloria Jenkins submitted her resignation to the Regional School Unit 10 board Monday night, effective at the end of the current school year. She is retiring from her position. Jenkins began her position as curriculum, instruction and assessment coordinator in 1999 with the former School Administrative District […]
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Progress Center administrator retiring
NORWAY — Priscilla Burnette, a longtime administrative assistant at the Progress Center, will retire next month from the job that she said became a passion. From involvement in the building of a community kitchen in 2011 to the dedication of the Matthew Record Memorial Park and Trail and hosting a top U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
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K. Pelletier: Strengthening retirement security
I have worked extremely hard for more than half of my life without thinking much about what will happen when I am able to retire. Now that I realize that I have only been able to secure low-mid-wage jobs, barely scraping by from paycheck to paycheck, with no ability to save or privately invest for […]