UPS honors Farrar, Stephenson, for service

    HOULTON — Two UPS drivers — Jeff Stephenson and Vaughn Farrar — were recently recognized for 25 years of service to the company. Both have demonstrated exceptional work and safe driving records.
    Stephenson has worked in a few UPS facilities in Maine. He began his career as a part-time pre-loader in Fort Fairfield in the mid 1980’s. He started his delivery career by spending a few years in Bangor before transferring to the Presque Isle center.  In 2003, he transferred to the Houlton building. He first drove the route in the Lee/Springfield area, and now is serving customers in the Island Falls, Sherman and Patten area.
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UPS HONORS — Two UPS drivers were recently recognized for 25 years of service. Vaughn Farrar, left, and Jeff Stephenson, right, were lauded for their work by supervisor Debbie Lunn.
    He lives in Mapleton with his wife Jane and two children, Jenna who is a sophomore at EMCC in Bangor, and Jonah, who is a sophomore at Presque Isle High School.
    Farrar began working for UPS at the original Island Falls center, and has worked in other centers in Maine including Calais, Brewer, Fort Fairfield and finally in the Houlton building. Farrar worked 15 years delivering in the Houlton area, which is considered to be the most rigorous delivery run in the company’s center. Later, he delivered the areas south toward Danforth and Route 2 area for several years.
    Farrar resides in his hometown of Hodgdon with his wife Shelly. They have two children, Drew and Lacey, who are recent graduates of Indiana Wesleyan University. They both currently reside in North Webster, Ind.