awards
Spruce Mountain awards
Students at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay who received Department Awards for March were, from left, Lilly Towers, Evelyn Castonguay, Ryan Small, Daniel Violette, Carson Gross, Dustin Fish, Sydney Shaffer, Rylee Saunders, Gabrielle Beaudoin, Zakary Toothaker, Parker Beaulieu, Shane Pelletier and Roni Jo Morrison. Calley Baker, March student of the month at Spruce Mountain […]
Heroes to be honored by Red Cross Tuesday
LEWISTON — Real-life heroes who took extraordinary actions — putting themselves in danger — to save the life of others in 2016, will be honored by the American Red Cross in Central and Mid Coast Maine on Tuesday, March 14, at a Real Heroes Breakfast ceremony. The public is invited to attend the event, meet […]
Advertiser Democrat wins New England press awards
BOSTON, Mass. — Advertiser Democrat Editor Anne Sheehan and staff writer Leslie H. Dixon were honored by the New England Newspaper and Press Association on Saturday, Feb. 25, at its annual conference. Sheehan won a first-place award for her report “Oxford Meadows: The rest of the story” in the human interest feature story category. In […]
Farmington Horsemen hold annual banquet giving awards, scholarships
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Horsemen held its annual banquet Feb. 4 at University of Maine at Farmington with about 70 members attending. The banquet included social time, supper, a meeting, awards and an auction. Mike Cushing led the meeting, sharing track stories throughout the night. Special guests were Katie Damon of the promotional board, Diane […]
2017 L-A chamber awards: The winners are . . .
LEWISTON — Four months ahead of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, the names of that night’s award winners are out. Receiving the Ray Geiger-Chamber Champion Award: Peter Chalke, former CEO of Central Maine Healthcare. The Theresa Samson-Women’s Business Leadership Award: Cyndi Robbins, owner of Poland Spring Resort. The Ken Additon-Small Business […]
Sun Journal staff honored with national sports awards
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a ceremony at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday night, the Sun Journal sports department received several accolades from the Associated Press Sports Editors, including a pair of first-place national awards. The sports staff’s project commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston fight published in May 2015 […]
Monmouth awards students during Class Day
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy presented awards to its students during Class Day on June 10. Student award recipients are: Cameron Bailey: Band Award; and Betty S. Davis Senor Athletic Award. Nathan Beaudoin: Scott Pettengill Award; Edith, Arland & Brian Blaisdell Award; Betty S. Davis Senior Athletic Award. Samantha Blundon: Trustees’ Award — Top 10 Student/Highest Rank […]
Maine EMS awards honor local nurses, paramedics and doctors
AUGUSTA — A former longtime director of Maine’s Emergency Management System and several local doctors, a nurse and paramedics, were among those honored during a ceremony at the State House on Tuesday. Recognized during the annual State EMS awards in the Hall of Flags were: • LifeFlight’s Lewiston base manager, Lori Metayer, a paramedic and […]
CES Inc. receives state award
LEWISTON — CES Inc., a provider of civil, environmental, structural and traffic engineering, was one of six Maine firms that recently received recognition by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine. The 2016 Engineering Excellence Awards ceremony at the University of Southern Maine was a prelude to the national ACEC competition for the most innovative […]