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Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Bangor, Maine – Leah Peabody has joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as Vice President, Mortgage Loan Originator (NMLS# 501023). In this role, Leah works with individuals and families in Penobscot and Kennebec counties to find the right financing solutions for their residential real estate needs.
Leah has more than 25 years of experience as a mortgage loan officer. She began her career in 1999 as a ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Monday, April 07, 2025
Bangor, Maine (April 7, 2025) – According to data published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in February 2025, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor achieved the lowest readmission ratio for patients with a heart attack between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023.Rates of readmission for heart attack are reported to CMS, which tracks and evaluates national trends, ...read more
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Monday, April 07, 2025
BANGOR 4.3.25 – Each year, Chick-fil-A restaurant Team Members across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico are offered the opportunity to apply for college scholarships through the Chick-fil-A Remarkable Futures™ scholarship program. Since 1973, Chick-fil-A has been able to donate more than $191 million to help more than 105,000 Team Members pursue a higher education and achieve their remarkable ...read more
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Friday, April 04, 2025
BANGOR — The Downtown Bangor Partnership (DBP) invites applications from Maine artists wishing to display and sell their goods at the annual Downtown Bangor Sidewalk Art Festival, Saturday, July 5, 2025. All Maine artists are invited to apply.
The beloved day-long Festival fills the streets of Downtown Bangor with art, music, live demonstrations, performances, and family activities. As ...read more
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Thursday, April 03, 2025
BANGOR, ME – Rocky Peter, a self-taught singer-songwriter who performed everywhere from the 2016 Rio Olympics to American Idol will be performing Saturday night at Hollywood Casino’s Sound Stage Lounge. Peter, who was raised in Nigeria, West Africa, performs a style of music that is influenced by reggae, soul, pop and folk music.
“One of the greatest things about the Sound Stage Lounge ...read more
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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Recognition honors professionals exemplifying workforce that empowers community inclusion for people with intellectual, developmental disabilities
BANGOR ME – ANCOR, the leading voice in Washington for community-based disability services providers, has announced that Shawna Ferris, a direct support professional at OHI, has been named the recipient of the 2025 DSP of the Year for Maine. ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
KeyBank announced Holly O’Brien has been named relationship manager, Business Banking. O’Brien is responsible for lending and developing and growing business banking relationships throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. She has offices in KeyBank’s Saco Branch, located at 2 Scammon Street in Saco, Maine, and the Corporate Headquarters at One Canal Plaza in Portland.O’Brien previously worked ...read more
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Friday, March 28, 2025
Bangor is pretty sweet. So, during the month of April, Chick-fil-A Bangor will be donating 10% from all chocolate chunk cookie sales before tax to Penquis to help stop Child Abuse. Enjoy a special treat or two to support a special cause - and make a difference in your community. Stop by or order Chocolate Chunk Cookies through the Chick-fil-A App during the month of April and help support ...read more
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Hampden, Maine – Debra Crook has joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as Vice President, Project Management Officer. In this role, she provides expert guidance and supervision of company projects, ensuring alignment with strategic initiatives. Debra is responsible for managing the development and implementation of project management practices while ensuring compliance with the Bank’s Project Management ...read more
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Friday, March 21, 2025
UPCOMING BLOOD DRIVES
March 31st
10:00 am - 2:30pm15 Littlefield Rd. Brewer, Maine 04412 Banquet Room Sign up here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=BrewerME March 26th
12:00 pm - 5:00 pmBangor Hotel & Conference Center357 Odlin Rd Bangor, Maine 04401Ballroom Room Sign up ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
No child should grieve alone. To support young people navigating loss in the community, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is launching Beacons for Kids, a youth grief support program beginning Wednesday, April 2 at All Souls Congregational Church, 10 Broadway in Bangor.
The free, eight-week program is designed for young people aged 8 to 17 and their families. Sessions take place on ...read more
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Monday, March 17, 2025
Medical Center recognizes Certified Nurses Day by Thanking their 272 Board Certified Nurses
Bangor, Maine (March 17, 2025) Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center recognizes the exceptional contributions of certified nurses on National Certified Nurses Day, and every day. This day is an opportunity to identify the entire team of certified nurses for their professionalism, leadership, and ...read more
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Friday, February 21, 2025
Northern Light Cancer Care is pleased to welcome Taruna Arora, MD, oncologist and hematologist, to the team. Dr. Arora cares for adult patients with a variety of cancers and has interests in benign hematology, and solid tumors including skin and lung cancer.
Dr. Arora earned her medical degree from Grant Government Medical College in Mumbai and worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the National ...read more
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Thursday, February 20, 2025
CLAUDIA OLDS GOLDIE: FLY AWAY HOME
JANUARY 17 - MAY 3, 2025
The Zillman Art Museum is delighted to present Fly Away Home, a fantastical menagerie of Claudia Olds Goldie’s sculpted figures. The sculptures are constructed from slabs of white stoneware that are formed into hollow cylinders, shaped from the inside and out, then finely modeled to create their figurative details. The artist then ...read more
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Bar Harbor, Maine – Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB), the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, is pleased to announce the Bank has been recognized by Newsweek as one of “America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions” for the second consecutive year. The Bank was selected from among approximately 9,170 financial institutions for the honor based on a combination of indicators of ...read more
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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Northern Light Pediatric Cancer Care is pleased to welcome two new pediatric oncologists to the team: Ayotola Ajayi, MD and Eman Mosleh, MD.
Dr. Ajayi earned her medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos in Nigeria. She completed a Pediatric Residency at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in ...read more
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Monday, November 25, 2024
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is excited to announce the implementation of an exciting philosophy and approach to working with its pediatric population called Collaborative Problem-Solving®, or CPS. CPS is a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach that has been proven to reduce challenging behaviors, build relationships, and teach essential life skills to children.
Recognizing the unique needs ...read more
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
To support healthy individuals and families and promote vitality in the community, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, in partnership from Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine, opened a Community Cupboard in April 2024. With a $21,300 grant from the Food Bank, as well as donations from staff, the medical center built and stocked the pantry space.
“We’re so grateful for our partnership with ...read more
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