April Clark

April Clark of Lewiston has been promoted by Manpower Maine to the position of president. In this role, Clark will be responsible for providing strategic leadership for the company by working with the management team to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies, all while working to support and enhance the Manpower brand.

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Kathleen Dean feeds the goats at last year’s Park Ave. Harvest Fest at Wallingford’s Orchard. This year’s event takes place on Saturday, September 13.

You’re invited to enjoy a day at the orchard when the Park Avenue Elementary School PTO presents its annual Harvest Festival fundraiser in Wallingford’s Backyard on Saturday, September 13. The event will take place rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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June Dumond-Caron (2nd from l.) is the sister of Roger Joseph Dumond. Pictured with her (l. to r) are First Lady Ann Lepage, Lewiston Mayor Robert MacDonald, Constituent Rep. (for Mike Michaud) Matt Dubois, Rep. Peggy Rotundo, Sen. Margaret Craven, Richard Caron, and Am. Legion Officer Paul R. Bernard. Also in attendance at the event was Don Bosse, the brother of Laurier Gerard Bosse.

On Sunday, August 10, the names of Laurier Gerard Bosse and Roger J. Dumond were added to the memorial plaques at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge. The plaques list the names of the sons of Lewiston and Auburn who lost their lives in the line of duty during the Vietnam Conflict.

Laurier Gerard Bosse, LCPL, USMC, was born in Auburn and killed on May 23, 1968 from several gunshot wounds in the Quang Nam Province at the age of 20. Roger Joseph Dumond, EO3, private 1st Class was born in Lewiston and killed on March 28, 1969 in Binh Duong Vietnam by an explosive device at the age of 25.

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SymQuest President and CEO Larry Sudbay announced plans to expand the company’s presence in Lewiston-Auburn recently at the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament. In his sponsor’s remarks, Sudbay shared news of a planned relocation and expansion of the company’s local offices, as well as the selection of L-A for the company’s annual non-profit effort and $25,000 award.

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Museum educator David Hunt becomes acquainted with a tarantula at last year’s Bug Maine-ia. The event – and the tarantula – return to the Maine State Museum on Wednesday, September 10.

Maine’s largest natural science education event will create a buzz at the Maine State Museum in Augusta on Wednesday, September 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., when twenty-five exhibitors infest the premises with a variety of bug-related displays and activities. Admission to the museum for this fun-for-all-ages event will be free of charge all day.

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