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Jen Fifield and Valerie Robinson Earn Certified Professional Insurance Agent Designation
Jennifer Fifield and Valerie Robinson, ACSR, of Allen Insurance and Financial have each earned the Certified Professional Insurance Agent designation from the American Insurance Marketing and Sales Society. The CPIA designation emphasizes critical skills in insurance underwriting, coverages marketing and client services. Fifield is the interface associate at Allen. She...
Maine DHHS commissioner stepping down at end of May
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew will step down from her position at the end of May, according to a department announcement Tuesday. Lambrew served as the deputy assistant to President Barack Obama for health policy from 2013 to 2017. One of...
UMF Emery Community Arts Center presents John Cariani’s ‘Last Gas’ May 17-19
FARMINGTON — The UMF Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus is presenting John Cariani’s “Last Gas” at the Emery Performance Space on Friday, May […]
The craze for Masters gnomes is growing – little golf-centric statue is now a coveted collector item
STEVE REED / ASSOCIATED PRESS Gnomes, those quirky statues that people put in their gardens, are flying off the shelves at Augusta National. The Masters golf-centric gnomes have been selling […]
Multilingual education program boosts healthcare workforce in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Maine — MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta is helping new Mainers get acclimated to the English language and workforce with a newly adopted multilingual learner program. Students take a ten-week language class, learning English through a medical-specific lens. In addition to taking classes a few days a week,...
Diversity & density: How can we embrace climate migration?
At ClimateWork Maine’s 2024 summit in Augusta on Thursday, experts on everything from the grid to climate migration returned again and again to the same basic appeal: Change is inevitable. Embrace it, and shape it. Beyond climate change itself, which is already transforming Maine’s weather patterns, seasons, ecosystems and...
Maine lawmakers return to work on bills vetoed by Gov. Mills
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Maine lawmakers will be returning to the State House in Augusta on Friday to take up bills vetoed by Governor Janet Mills. One of the major proposals that will be discussed is a bill to ban bump stocks, which make semi-automatic guns perform more like fully automatic.
Augusta man arrested after 8-hour standoff in Sidney
SIDNEY (WGME) – An Augusta man is behind bars Wednesday night, accused of causing an 8-hour standoff in the town of Sidney. Investigators say Marlon Cloutier was wanted on several gun related charges when he went to a relative’s house Wednesday morning. The other family members left when...
Trucker acquitted in deadly crash asks for license back, but state says he contributed to accident
CONCORD, New Hampshire — A commercial truck driver who was acquitted of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire testified at a hearing Wednesday on his request to reinstate his suspended license, while a lawyer for the state said he still played a role in the 2019 crash.
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