LEWISTON — Growing up, Jeff Brickman tagged along on house calls with his grandfather, carrying the man’s doctor bag as his grandfather tended to immigrant families in greater Boston. He watched his grandmother, who served as an Army nurse, help with his grandfather’s medical practice. He sat in the physican’s lounge while his surgeon father […]
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L.L. Bean taps former Wal-Mart exec for top post
FREEPORT — Outdoor retailer L.L.Bean announced Tuesday that it has named Stephen Smith president and chief executive officer. Smith replaces Chris McCormick, who has served as president and CEO since 2001 and is retiring in February, according to a release issued by the retailer. Smith will be the fourth president in the company’s history and the […]
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Rumford Hospital celebrates 180 days without patient fall
RUMFORD — Six months after implementing a new patient fall-prevention program, Rumford Hospital has hit a milestone most hospitals dream of reaching. More than 30 employees, ranging from registered nurses and certified nursing assistants to therapy staff and environmental services staff, met in the Rumford Hospital conference room Monday afternoon for a ceremony celebrating 180 […]
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Woodstock Fire Department receives $10,000 grant
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Fire Department received a $10,000 grant to purchase two devices that will allow firefighters to tap into remote water supplies. Fire Chief Kyle Hopps told the board Tuesday evening that the money from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation will allow him to buy two TurboDraft Fire Eductors. “Compared to what […]
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Canton board sets tax rate higher
CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday evening set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $22.75 per thousand of assessed value, an increase of $1.55. It’s the same increase as in 2013-14, when the rate went up from $19.65 to $21.20. The board lowered most building permits. The cost for new construction permits went from $50 to […]
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Petrovek steps down as Pirates’ CEO
PORTLAND — Portland Pirates Managing Partner/CEO Ron Cain and Governor Lyman Bullard announced Monday that the organization has accepted the resignation of Brian Petrovek, currently president, business development, who served as the company’s CEO for the past 14 years. Petrovek oversaw the short-and-long term needs of the business, represented the franchise as an alternate governor […]
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Supreme Court case on abortion clinic buffer zones could affect Portland, polling places
PORTLAND — Local and regional Planned Parenthood officials say if the U.S. Supreme Court throws out buffer zones intended to keep anti-abortion protesters away from their clinics, similar protective areas aimed at safeguarding voters’ rights at the polls could be jeopardized as well. The nation’s highest court is expected to hear oral arguments in the […]
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Cutler man charged in attack on Machias Savings Bank CEO
MACHIAS — A Cutler man was in custody Friday after being charged in connection with a bizarre attack on Edward L. Hennessey Jr., CEO of Machias Savings Bank. Delwyn Huntley, 42, was charged with assault, felony eluding, and driving to endanger, Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith. Huntley was in custody in the Washington County Jail […]
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Sabattus lays off lone code enforcement officer
SABATTUS — To trim its budget before the upcoming tax commitment, Sabattus laid off its Code Enforcement Officer and moved a public works position to seasonal only, according to Town Manager Andrew Gilmore. This spring, the town had been looking at a potential mill rate increase of more than $2, he said. Selectmen asked Gilmore […]