Business

FORT KENT - The Aroostook Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and Aroostook Agency on Aging held their 38th annual volunteer recognition luncheon on Thursday May 16 at the Senior Center in Fort Kent. Volunteers were treated to a Breakfast for Champions.

FORT KENT- Northern Maine Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes NMMC’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY- TAMC is coordinating an effort to replenish County food pantries, as it reaches out to the community with a number of activities to mark National Hospital Week and National Nursing Home Week May 13 through 18.  Organizers are hoping to bolster their collection efforts by partnering with local IGA stores and by building Aroostook County’s Great Wall of Cereal at the A. R. Gould Memorial Hospital.

ST. JOHN VALLEY -For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2013, you may be able to use a simplified method of claiming deductions for your home office. The new procedure won’t replace the current actual cost method, but it will offer a “safe-harbor” alternative.

FORT KENT - The idea of using music as a healing influence which could affect health and behavior is at least as old at the writings of Aristotle and Plato. The earliest known written reference to music therapy appeared in the early 1800’s in an article on the therapeutic value of music.

EAGLE LAKE - In observance of Nursing Home Week, May 12 to 18, Mercy Home will sponsor several events, meant to encourage residents, families and other close relatives to “get personal” with their caregivers.

MADAWASKA - Some might say that the Central Building Supply annual open house has become an anticipated spring event over the years, and this year plenty of people showed up to enjoy free hot dogs and beverages, to sign up for door prizes, and also to take advantage of a store-wide 20 percent off sale on selected items. Vendors were on hand to answer customers questions about various products, which include some new lines this year.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY – The American Bankers Association (ABA) has honored Katahdin Trust Company with its Community Commitment Award.  The recognition was made based on Katahdin Trust Company’s commitment to the communities it serves and has been awarded to the Bank for the past several years.