BETHEL — Bethel Family Health Center will welcome Kristin Arsenault, FNP, to the medical team. She recently completed a family/community nurse practitioner, master in nursing degree at St. Joseph’s College of Maine, where she previously obtained an undergraduate nursing degree. She brings hospital nursing experience in intermediate and emergency care. Bethel Family Health Center is […]
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Roller derby: Tight-knit with hard hits — Fallen Angels provide sense of team for Gilmore and Gammon
Audrey Gilmore and Jennifer Gammon played multiple sports in high school, and several years after their high school careers concluded, they still had still an itch for athletics. The Lewiston residents scratched it by colliding with other bodies while roller skating — they started playing roller derby for the Androscoggin Fallen Angels, who play their […]
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Roller derby: Androscoggin Fallen Angels playing first bout in Lewiston on Saturday
Androscoggin Fallen Angels,”Myra Volt” Yocono and the Biohazard’s Megan “Mrs Robinson” Robinson, attempt to hit each other off the track as both jammers race back around the track to score points during a recent scrimmage in Cariou. LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Fallen Angels will play the first bout in their history when they host the […]
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Three Maine-based hockey players choose pro hockey futures
One former University of Maine hockey player has signed a deal with an ECHL team, while another will enter free agency this spring. Brian Morgan has signed a standard-player contract with the ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder, an affiliate of the Calgary Flames, while Blaine Byron, who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins before attending UMaine, will […]
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Five promoted at Geiger
LEWISTON — Geiger has announced the promotion of several associates because of recent growth and restructuring of one area of the company. Erika Leary was promoted to assistant manager of Operations/Total Care Shared Services. Leary started her career with Geiger in March 2014 as an assistant credit and collections manager. She lives in Freeport with […]
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Mahoney named CFO at Community Concepts
LEWISTON — Community Concepts and Community Concepts Finance Corp. announce that Kevin Mahoney has joined the executive team as chief financial officer. Mahoney comes to Community Concepts from Martin’s Point Healthcare in Portland, where he was manager of financial analysis and operations. He brings more than 25 years of diverse experience as a financial manager, […]
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House panel passes American Health Care Act
WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee voted narrowly Thursday to advance the troubled Republican health care bill, with defections by three GOP conservatives underscoring the obstacles party leaders face in maneuvering to avoid a stinging setback to their showpiece legislation. The vote was 19-17, with Democrats unanimously voting no. Had one more Republican joined them, […]
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Shenna Bellows and Eric Brakey ask Trump to repeal Real ID law
AUGUSTA — Legislators want Republican President Donald Trump to issue an executive order repealing ID standards they say jeopardize privacy. Democratic Sen. Shenna Bellows and Republican Sen. Eric Brakey say they’re asking legislators nationwide to sign a letter requesting the order. The federal Real ID Act of 2005 set security standards for driver’s licenses and […]
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Trump's budget raises concerns among Maine's lawmakers
President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget doesn’t impress Maine’s Democratic member of Congress or its independent senator. And Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has concerns. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a 1st District Democrat, said she won’t stand for Trump’s “foolish and shortsighted budget proposal which will make America less healthy, safe, and economically secure.” U.S. […]