Photo courtesy of Northern Maine Community College     Cristy St. Peter, who along with husband Griffin is the homeowner for the Sinawik house being built by students at NMCC, gets the opportunity to show off her new home to U.S. Sen. Angus King following the annual Sinawik luncheon at the college.

    PRESQUE ISLE — Members of the Presque Isle Kiwanis Club joined students and employees from Northern Maine Community College April 30 at the annual Sinawik luncheon hosted by NMCC to celebrate the near completion of the 36th home built through the collaboration between the two organizations. A special guest at the luncheon was U.S. Sen. Angus King.

    Enthusiasm can only carry you so far when you have a new job. And as I am a couple of weeks away from my half-year anniversary, there are still painful reminders that I have a lot to learn. Oh, I could make excuses and say that my training consisted of three days sitting with the lovely Nikita before she moved on to her new job. But excuses are just that … excuses.

    PRESQUE ISLE — Officials with the Maine Business Leadership Network (BLN) have announced the first of several regional employer forums focused on the benefits to businesses in hiring people with disabilities — which is part of Maine’s untapped workforce. The first forum will be held in Presque Isle, where it will be hosted by the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the forum’s site sponsor for the event.

    PRESQUE ISLE — Three finalists have been selected for the 2013 Aroostook Entrepreneur of the Year contest sponsored by LEADers Encouraging Aroostook Development, Momentum Aroostook, University of Maine at Fort Kent, Northern Maine Community College, University of Maine at Presque Isle and Husson University.
    “We started with eight very good nominees and whittled it down to the top three,” said LEAD Executive Director Ryan Pelletier. “The finalists represent southern Aroostook and the St. John Valley and show the entrepreneurial spirit is alive in The County.”