Rita Glaeser of Topsham has settled into her position as administrative assistant in Durham. Glaeser has been on the job since Nov. 6. Staff photo by Larry Grard
Hilton Garden Inn of Freeport has earned General Manager of the Year and Hotel Success Awards. The hotel, located at 5 Park St., was selected as one of the highest-achieving Hilton Garden Inn properties in terms of service, customer satisfaction and cleanliness. Joshua Cushing, general manager, accepted the award with Melissa Robinson, director of sales, at the recent brand conference in Orlando, Fla. Pictured from left are Jim Holthouser, executive vice president, Global Brands, Hilton Worldwide; Cushing; Robinson; and Adrian Kurre, global head, Hilton Garden Inn. The General Manager of the Year Merit Award recognizes the top four individuals across the entire brand that demonstrate outstanding personal and hotel performance along with strong leadership in all areas of the property. The Hotel Success Award honors the top 5 percent among 600 hotels worldwide with superior service and high quality scores. Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport is owned by Dover Properties and managed by Emerald Hospitality Associates and features 99 guest rooms. Courtesy photo
Sarah Norden of Yarmouth, a sophomore at Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport, has been selected to tour with Circus Smirkus, an international, traveling youth circus based in Vermont. Norden, 15, will be part of the 2015 Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour. She will be the first girl from Maine since 1999 to be a part of the troupe. This summer, Norden will be among the 30 performers ages 11-18 who make up the cast of the Big Top Tour. She will travel to 15 cities and towns performing 70 shows before more than 60,000 people over the course of the summer. Circus Smirkus will stage four shows in Freeport at Merriconeag Waldorf School at the beginning of August. Norden has been training in the circus arts since the age of 7. Courtesy photo
With financial assistance from Hilton Garden Inn, the town of Freeport has installed a new fence between the inn and the railroad tracks at Bow Street Park. The fence was recommended by the Train Safety Committee as a safety measure to create a buffer between the train tracks and the park. The steel and granite fence replaces the snow fence that was thereStaff photo by Larry Grard
White Nights Committee 2015 includes, from left, Pat Robles, Gretchen Giumarro, Sarah Jacobs, Judy Wood, Stephanie LeMieux, Kristin Peterson, Kathy Hogue, Sarah Crowley, Staci Olson, Valerie Geredien, Susan Albertini, Kate Bacon, Leah Gailey, Chris York, Nora Healy and Melanie Sachs.Photo by Danielle M. Peterson
At Freeport Community Services’ White Nights fundraiser last Saturday, Angela Ingerson and son Tanner Ingerson sell raffle tickets for a Catherine Breer painting, shown, to benefit Freeport Community Services camp scholarship fund.Photo by Danielle M. Peterson
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