The next deadline for applications is Jan. 15, 2021.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Portland and neighboring cities furlough hundreds of employees as pandemic hits finances
Most of the furloughs have affected part-time or seasonal workers and are intended to avoid budget shortfalls over the next 2 months.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Wex announces layoffs, furloughs affecting 5% of its workforce
Business has slowed abruptly for the Portland-based payment-processing technology firm, whose CEO bought and sold thousands of company shares 2 days before the price started falling.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Thank medical workers by helping to make sure they get paid
At least 15% of the total federal bailout should focus on health care organizations.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Local & State, Portland Forecaster
USM students engineering designs for mass produced face shield
The effort has already produced 20 prototype shields so far, but current materials could yield another 50-100 for hospitals near or far.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police identify man who drowned in Back Cove after assaulting girlfriend
Portland Police said Eric Cohen, 25, had a history of mental health problems and was in the midst of a crisis when the incident occurred Sunday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland may offer incentives to convert short-term rentals to long-term housing
Portland postponed the meeting when Monday’s storm threatened to knock out power.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Police: Man burned outside Portland convenience store set himself on fire
Police say they believe a man who was badly burned outside the 7-Eleven on Congress Street doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland man drowns in Back Cove after fleeing police
The 25-year-old was the subject of a police call about an assault of a woman near Miss Portland Diner.
Posted inCommunity
Adult Learner scholarships available from MaineCF
The Maine Community Foundation seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through education and training, according to a news release from the foundation. MaineCF offers two types of Adult Learner scholarships. A degree-seeking scholarship supports two- and four-year degree programs and […]