Alexander receives appreciation plaque
On Jan. 17, Raymond resident Don Alexander was presented with a plaque for his 50 years of service to the town of Raymond. Teresa Sadak represented the Raymond Board of Selectmen in giving the award. Also present were Town Manager Don Willard, Fire Chief Bruce Tupper, Deputy Fire Chief Cathy Gosselin, and Town Clerk Louise Lester.
According to the plaque, Alexander was recognized for his “dedicated work during 50 years as a life member of the Raymond Fire/Rescue Department and as a charter member of Raymond Rescue. He was a member of Raymond’s Emergency Management from 1991 and EMA Director from 1996 to 2002.
“He served over 16 years in Animal Control and as ACO Director from 2004 to 2011, and was a founding member of Rescue Explorers Post 66 of the Boy Scouts of America. His willingness to volunteer as a fireman helped provide manpower to protect the health and safety of our residents.
“His devotion to his duties as Raymond’s Animal Control Officer showed his love for all animals and their well-being. The Town of Raymond thanks him for all his years of service.”
Dielectric announces strategic partnership
Raymond-based antenna maker Dielectric and Brazil-based IF Telecom announced Jan. 2 a strategic partnership utilizing Dielectric’s latest product line of Powerlite antenna systems to support Brazilian broadcasters.
“Our new partnership with IF Telecom will enable Dielectric to participate in the ongoing Brazilian digital conversion,” said Keith Pelletier, general manager of Dielectric. “We are excited to be well positioned with an engineering focused business like IF Telecom. Our expectation is that the Brazilian market will quickly see the benefits of the strategic partnership.”
“We have high business expectations, specially driven by this international partnership,” added Iltom Favaro, managing partner of IF Telecom. “Both companies have strong engineering expertise, produce quality proven products and have a clear understanding of the market. These strengths will offer the Brazilian market key elements for the success in the coming phases of digital conversion.”
In addition to offering exclusive sales distribution and field technical services for broadcast customers, the partnership will permit IF Telecom to manufacture some of Dielectric’s Powerlite antennas, combiners, and filters. Sales distribution is effective immediately, and production is scheduled for later in 2014.
Dielectric LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Based in Valinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, IF Telecom is a manufacturer of antennas and components for Broadcast TV and FM. The company has recently invested in the expansion of its plant to support the next phases of digitalization in Brazil.
Casco Cares conducts fund drive
Casco Cares is asking for the community’s help to provide emergency fuel assistance to Casco residents. The goal of the local group’s 2014 Fund Drive is to raise money through donations to cover costs of its fuel assistance program for this heating season and to provide a buffer for next year.
Casco Cares is a nonprofit charitable organization formed in September 2010 and recognized by the state of Maine. Its purpose is to provide one-time fuel assistance in each year to Casco residents who do not qualify for town, state, PROP and/or other sources of aid and find themselves in an emergency.
Since its first year of service, the number of times where Casco Cares was able to provided emergency heat help has continued to rise. Now into its fourth year, a much colder winter than the three previous, the group anticipates a higher number of requests than ever before.
Fund-raising jars are in various public locations throughout the town of Casco. Checks may also be made out to Casco Cares and mailed to Casco Cares, PO Box 22, Casco ME 04015. For more information about the program, write to the above address.
On behalf of the Raymond Board of Selectmen, Teresa Sadak presents a plaque to Don Alexander for his long service to the town. Send questions/comments to the editors.
