AUGUSTA — Sydney Sewall, M.D., recently was named the Doctor of the Day in the Maine State Legislature, according to a news release from the Senate Majority Office.

Sewall is a resident of Hallowell and a long-time family friend of Sen. Earle McCormick, R-Kennebec. Sewall was recognized by Senate President Michael Thibodeau., R-Waldo, and welcomed by the State Senate with a standing ovation.