The Mainebiz roundup of businesses and businesspeople that have been making changes in recent weeks. Check out our compilation of new hires, promotions, accomplishments and more.
NEW HIRES Camden National Bank has hired Christopher Hutchinson as senior vice president, corporate controller. Hutchinson will oversee the finance and accounting departments at the bank. Previously, Hutchinson served as the director of corporate accounting at Wex Inc. MMG Insurance Co. has hired Kendra Coates as senior vice president, deputy chief financial officer. Coates brings […]
Maine Voices: Investing in child care is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss
Portland has made progress toward instituting universal pre-K, but more work is to be done to prepare our younger children to succeed in school and beyond.
By Lily HansteinSpecial to the Press Herald
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On April 1, Portland Mayor Kate Snyder formally recognized the Week of the Young Child. The proclamation underscores the importance of continuing to advance the early childhood education system, which today often leaves parents to fend for themselves until their child is old enough for kindergarten or a pre-K slot.
With help from Sasha Shunk, Mabel Bragg, 5, helps water the gardens in the “nature center” at Shunk Child Care in Portland last summer.