The Richmond High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation offers support to graduating seniors at Richmond High School who are pursuing post-secondary education, according to a news release from the foundation. The application deadline is May 15. To apply, visit mainecf.org. Award decisions will be made based on an applicant’s academic, […]
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Coronavirus plunges Maine’s housing market into uncertainty
Before the global pandemic, home sales activity in the state had been on track for another record-breaking year.
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Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund grants available
Grants to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine are available from the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, according to a news release from the foundation. The fund awards grants to nonprofits that focus on individuals who live in Greater Portland, Lewiston/Auburn, Bath/Brunswick, and Biddeford/Saco/Sanford, or […]
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Cumberland County Jail inmate tests negative for coronavirus
An inmate who fell ill last week and was placed in quarantine is not infected, jail officials say.
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Northern Light Health appoints new chief executive
The health care system’s senior vice president and chief operating officer, Tim Dentry, will take over the top spot April 1.
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Portland issues stay-at-home order, closing all but essential workplaces
City officials say residents must shelter in place starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday to slow the spread of the virus, which has infected at least 5 city employees.
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Scholarships available for students pursuing business degrees
Applications are being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who are enrolled part time (minimum of nine credit hours) or full time in pursuit of a business degree and who will be entering their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year at […]
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Portland restores needle exchange program with volunteer help
The city said Monday that people will be able to pick up clean needles and dispose of used ones from 8 to 9 a.m. in Bayside.
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Maine Observer: Living without toilet paper is nothing new
A strategically placed catalog was once used for more than mail-order shopping.
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Hardy Girls Health Women list Girls Rock! Award winners
WATERVILLE — Hardy Girls Healthy Women has announced the winners of its 13th annual awards and fundraiser, the Girls Rock! Awards. The five young people from across Maine will be honored and celebrated for their community-oriented advocacy and activism, according to a news release from the national research-based nonprofit organization. The 2020 winners are: • […]