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Foundation awards grants to local nonprofits
In its second year of grant making, the Maine Community Foundation’s Start Up/Scale Up Grant Program is providing $225,000 to 11 Maine nonprofit organizations that are helping new ventures start and grow through shared workspaces and incubator and accelerator programs. MaineCF donors and partners made an additional eight grants totaling $183,141. The local 2021 grantees […]
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Winslow graduate places 3rd in ‘Arrive Alive’ contest
Winslow High School graduate Zoë Reardon won third place in the 17th annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest. The contest asked students to come up with a creative message about the dangers of drinking and driving and/or distracted driving. Reardon’s digital artwork depicts the importance of making smart decisions when behind the wheel. The Winslow native […]
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Area students make Saint Michael’s College dean’s list
COLCHESTER, Vt.— Two local students were named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College. They are Zoe Feehan of Gardiner, a senior biology major and graduate of Lisbon High School, and Arianna Kelsey of Richmond, a sophomore computer science major and graduate of Gardiner Area High School.
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Augusta library to offer CareerCenter appointments
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library, at 45 Winthrop St., plans to offer Zoom-facilitated CareerCenter appointments on Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings, starting in July. Maine CareerCenters provide a variety of free employment and training services at no charge for Maine workers and businesses. Whether one is looking to improve your job qualifications, explore a different […]
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UMaine extension to host USDA marketing service
BANGOR — Two representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service are to discuss price reporting for Maine agricultural commodities from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 22, at Dysart’s Restaurant, 1110 Broadway. The event, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, also will be available live online. Gauging interest from Maine producers […]
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Western Mountains Committee awards $72K in grants
The Western Mountains Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $72,613 in grants to 12 nonprofit organizations. Grant recipients include: • Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset counties, to empower adults who are less literate to achieve progress on self-selected goals and improve foundational literacy with community education programming. • Maine Grain Alliance, to […]
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Mt. Vernon center to hold vaccine clinic
A vaccine clinic is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at the Mt. Vernon Community Center, 2 Main St. The single-shot Johnson & Johnson and second Pfizer vaccines will be available; students who received the first shot of Pfizer at school but did not get the second shot can take advantage […]
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Palermo library to hold annual meeting
The Palermo Community Library is to hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at its 2789 Route 3 home. The trustees are to formally receive and hang a quilt donated by Joan Robertson. The quilt showcases Christmas-themed crayon drawings done last November by students from the Palermo Consolidated School and several local […]
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Fairfield bridge club announces winners
The Fairfield non-sanctioned bridge club winners on June 29 were Sue Morrison and David Bourque, according to the club. Ed and Joyce Rushton placed second, and Pat Kick and Dick Quinlan placed third. The club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in Waterville. People can bring their own partner. For […]