AUBURN — Roger’s Haircutters at 94 Main St. will be hosting a weeklong open house to celebrate owner Roger Blais’ 50 years in business. In 1968, Blais started Roger’s Barber Shop next to the Blue Goose on Sabattus Street in Lewiston, adding to his status as a guitar player in the local rock ‘n’ roll […]
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Regulators push CMP corridor decision into March
Regulators deciding whether Central Maine Power will get a key permit needed to build a 145-mile transmission corridor have extended their process into March. The Maine Public Utilities Commission ruled Friday that it expects to extend the time for research, testimony and hearings into January, with a date of March 1 now set to wrap […]
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Community Credit Union donates to Safe Voices
LEWISTON — Community Credit Union presented Safe Voices with a check for $500 on June 8 to help supply its food pantry at its shelter. Safe Voices offers support for those affected by domestic violence through offices in Farmington, Lewiston, South Paris/Norway and Rumford. The offices provide one-on-one support, support groups, children’s services, advocacy, information, referrals, […]
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Hospitality entrepreneurs look to apprentices to fill labor shortages
Matt Chappell opened his restaurant, Gather, in a former Masonic hall on Main Street in Yarmouth about six years ago. He wanted to give the community an inviting place for a family brunch or an intimate evening out and serve dishes made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. The restaurant is successful, except for one thing […]
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Regulators delay decision on CMP transmission line
Regulators who have the power to approve or derail a plan to build a 145-mile transmission line through Maine are delaying their decision. The Maine Public Utilities Commission, which had been expected to issue a decision by year’s end on Central Maine Power’s plan to bring hydropower from Quebec to markets in Massachusetts, filed an […]
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Weigel elected to ABA board of directors
NORWAY — Patricia W. Weigel, president and CEO of Norway Savings Bank, has been elected to the American Bankers Association board of directors. She and nine other bankers were elected at the association’s annual convention in New York City. They join 21 other bankers on the board. “I’m honored that the ABA, which […]
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Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorneys honored on Super Lawyers list
AUBURN — Stephen B. Wade and Rebecca S. Webber from the firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott have been honored on the 2018 New England Super Lawyers list. Braden M. Clement and Amy Dieterich have been named to Rising Stars. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more […]
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Lewiston law firm and attorney honored for pro bono work
LEWISTON — Pine Tree Legal Assistance honored Lewiston-based law firm Hardy Wolf & Downing and one of its partners, Sheldon Tepler at an event in Lewiston on Oct. 24. Pine Tree presented two awards to local heroes: board President Stacy Stitham presented the 1967 Commitment to Justice Award to Hardy Wolf & Downing and Executive […]
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Rice appointed hospitalist at FMH
FARMINGTON — Andrew Rice, MD, has been appointed hospitalist for Franklin Memorial Hospital, according to Dr. David Rice, FMH chief medical officer. Hospitalists take care of patients from admission through discharge. Rice received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, followed by a three-year family medicine residency at Maine-Dartmouth Family […]
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U.S. Cellular gives $1,000 to Dixfield Recreation Cheerleading
DIXFIELD — Dixfield Recreation Cheerleading has received $1,000 for choreography and music licenses through U.S. Cellular’s Community Connections. The program provides sponsorship support to help youth groups pay for uniforms, equipment, travel and other expenses. Dixfield Recreation Cheerleading signed up with the program online and rallied families, friends and supporters to complete online activities that earned them […]