Bangor

Landscape designer-planner

Jeff Davis, landscape designer-planner and a native of Stockton Springs, has joined the staff of Ames A/E Architects and Engineers in Bangor. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts this year with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. His previous work experience was at The Greenworks in Bangor, where he handled redesign proposals for landscaping, and for Farley and Son in Rockport, where he did stone and masonry projects.

Brand-new bag

A former restaurant owner and a local financial planner have got a brand-new bag.

Michael Sturdee, along with silent partner Gary Brewster, purchased My Maine Bag from Patricia Hannan-Smith, who founded the handbag manufacturing company in her Bangor home 25 years ago.

Brewster owns Brewster Financial Services in Bangor. He will continue to operate his business while Sturdee operates My Maine Bag. Brewster will assist Sturdee with accounting and administrative tasks.

Sturdee, who last September sold Pat’s Pizza in Hampden after owning it for several years, said the company’s bags are found in stores from Maine to Florida. He said he would like to expand the company’s wholesale business to the Midwest and California and perhaps into international markets.

My Maine Bag employs 22 people and also sells several lines of gifts and collectibles.

Rose Sunday

Windswept Gardens, 1709 Broadway, will hold its annual Rose Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seminars on roses, pruning, and plants that attract birds and butterflies will be conducted from noon to 1 p.m. Call 941-9898 to obtain information.

Brewer

Bangor Interpreting Agency

The Bangor Interpreting Agency, located at 12 Acme Road, Suite 205, Brewer, has expanded its services to serve people in need of spoken foreign language interpreters. The agency has served the deaf and hard-of-hearing community with American Sign Language interpretation for more than 11 years.

Agency president and CEO Nancy Ordway, who has served the community for many years, was instrumental in hiring 20 spoken language interpreters who are of their original culture and heritage. The languages include Spanish, French, Italian, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese, Chinese, Urdu-Punjabi and Arabic. To learn more about the agency, call 989-8888.

Hampden

Safety engineer award

Raymond Johnson of Hampden, president of the Maine chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers, was among 10 award recipients nationwide during North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, May 1-7, for promoting workplace safety.

Johnson, of GE Safety, planned and led a week of safety activities at the Pittsfield plant where he is the occupational safety, health and environmental manager. His program included holding a safety perception survey, reviewing with an occupational nurse proper stretching and daily workouts, safety shoes, the employee right-to-know program, a class on chemical and hazardous waste safety and an emergency evacuation program.

Winterport

New building

Jennifer and Ralph Davis, owners of Play-Date Day Care, announced that construction has begun on a 24-by-28-foot building to house the business. Work is expected to be completed in August. It will have space enough to accommodate 12 children ages 3 to 13 years old and two caregivers. To learn more about Play-Date Day Care, call 223-9908.