FARMINGTON — Jennifer Nuttall, RN, CMSRN, a nurse in charge at Franklin Memorial Hospital, recently earned the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse credential from the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board. Nuttall started at FMH in 1999, first in the lab as a phlebotomist while attending nursing school. After becoming a registered nurse, she started on the hospital’s […]

FARMINGTON — Nurse practitioner Kaitlin Knapp, APRN-FNP, has joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a provider at Franklin Health Internal Medicine. NPs evaluate patients, diagnose, write prescriptions and guide their patients on maintaining healthy lifestyles. Knapp is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She most recently worked for Matrix Medical Network as […]

PORTLAND — Audrey Machowski of Wales has earned her Certified Insurance Counselor designation from the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. The designation marks a standard of achievement, personal dedication and expertise to succeed in an ever-changing profession. The program requires successful completion of five comprehensive examinations that focus on all major fields of […]

LEWISTON — Benjamin Gideon, an attorney with Berman & Simmons of Lewiston, has been admitted to the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only, national organization of plaintiff attorneys. The Inner Circle limits its membership to no more than 100 of the top plaintiff trial lawyers in the nation. Attorney Gideon is only the second lawyer […]

YARMOUTH — Kelsy Ross, formerly the head women’s soccer coach at Bates College in Lewiston and lecturer in the Bates College physical education department, has been named the new athletic director at North Yarmouth Academy. For the past nine years, Ross has held multiple roles in the Bates College athletic department. As head coach of […]

PORTLAND —Jared Cash, currently serving as the vice president for enrollment management and external relations at the University of Maine at Farmington, has been named to serve as University of Southern Maine’s vice president for enrollment management and marketing. A Maine native with years of experience in higher education, Cash will oversee a variety of […]

FARMINGTON — During National EMS Week, NorthStar held its annual recognition and awards banquet on May 20 to honor its staff of emergency medical technicians. NorthStar is the ambulance service of Franklin Memorial Hospital and operates throughout the Greater Franklin County. Earlier in the day, Cassandra Clark, a NorthStar paramedic and supervisor based in Farmington, […]

FARMINGTON — Richard Grant, PTA, has joined the practice of Allied Physical Therapy on Middle Street in Farmington. Grant served five years of active duty in the United States Army. On completion of two tours in Iraq, he used the GI Bill to enroll in the physical therapy assistants program at Kennebec Valley Community College, […]

FARMINGTON — April Paradis, RN, OCN, has earned the Oncology Certified Nurse credential from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corp. The purpose of the credential is to promote excellence in patient care and professional practice by validating specialized knowledge in oncology nursing. As an oncology nurse at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Paradis provides chemotherapy, biotherapy, intravenous fluids […]

OXFORD — Four students received certificates of completion for the professional welding program by Bancroft Contracting Inc. of Paris on May 2. The 92-hour customized training was a collaboration among Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education, Bancroft Contracting Inc. and Western Maine Community Action/CareerCenter. The students were offered full-time employment by Bancroft starting immediately. The next program […]