LEWISTON — After graduating from Lewiston High School in 2005, Abby Dix went off to college to study advertising and journalism. She worked summers as a camp counselor for Auburn rec and that ended up changing everything. “My heart was with the kids,” said Dix, 30, who returned to school and switched her major to […]
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Uplift LA 40 under 40 event
LEWISTON — Uplift LA and local area businesses will hold the 2017 Uplift LA 40 Under 40 Recognition Dinner and Awards Ceremony starting at 5 p.m. Friday, June 9, at the Agora Grand Event Center, 220 Bates St., Lewiston. Guest speaker will be Yellow Light Breen of the Maine Development Foundation. Tickets are $45 for an […]
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40 Under 40: Recognizing local talent in L-A
They’re teachers, CEOs, photographers, ski coaches, nonprofit leaders. More than 180 people were nominated and 2,482 votes cast in the Young Professionals of the Lewiston Auburn Area’s — now Uplift LA’s — first class of 40 Under 40 honorees, each up-and-coming professionals in their fields. Last Friday night, they were officially honored at a Kora Temple […]
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40 Under 40: Alley Smith, serving her country and local vets
After a hike on the Appalachian Trail that ended in Maine, Alley Smith fell in love with the state and moved here. At 26, she joined the Marines, kicking off a military career that’s included the Navy Reserves, a deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan in 2013 and serving as a chaplain assistant in the Maine […]
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40 Under 40: Abdikadir Negeye, nonprofit leader, coach
Abdikadir Negeye moved from Atlanta, Ga., to Lewiston 10 years ago, immediately taken by the Twin Cities’ small-town feel. He liked the idea of being able to run into one of the city’s mayors or a local legislator or a child’s teacher at the grocery store. “It attracted me to move into Lewiston,” said Negeye, […]
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40 Under 40: Emmie Jones, seeing L-A through her lens
For five years, Emmie Jones has volunteered with a group based out of Lewiston High School that helps homeless and at-risk students. She’s seen that challenge up close. A young girl who started out as Jones’ babysitter found herself homeless at 14 and lived with Jones’ family for several years. “Now she just graduated from […]
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40 Under 40: Sara Goodrich, getting involved and growing a business
Delaware native Sara Goodrich moved to Lewiston with her husband in 2011 and didn’t waste any time. She opened a massage and yoga studio that fall on Main Street. A few months later, the couple helped found Grow L+A. “Especially if you’re new to a community, or if you’re not as connected as you want […]
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40 Under 40: Karly Eretzian, getting creative in L-A
Karly Eretzian loved math and art growing up in Turner. She left for college in New York to study advertising design and knew she wanted to come back to Maine. “I thought I’d have to go to Portland,” she said. “I didn’t know too many agencies in Lewiston-Auburn who were looking for designers.” Then talent […]
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40 Under 40: Derrick Lacasse, singing, acting, teaching
For the last two years, Derrick Lacasse has been the grade K-8 music, band and chorus teacher at Saint Dominic Academy. The busy 23-year-old is also assistant tennis coach and drama co-advisor in addition to teaching voice lessons at Community Little Theatre’s summer theater camp. “The ‘aha!’ moment, I love seeing that,” said Lacasse, who […]
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40 Under 40: Jennifer Hogan, credit union CEO giving back
When Auburn businessman Dick Gleason hired Jennifer Hogan for a sales position at his radio station more than 10 years ago, her first job in the area, he told her to get out there. “If you’re going to work for me, you’re going to be involved in the community. It can be whatever you want […]