Coalition calls for $30 million bond to support Maine trails

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February 29, 2024

Coalition calls for $30 million bond to support Maine trails

The municipalities, businesses and recreation organizations called on Maine lawmakers to seek voter approval for the funds.
Published
January 31, 2024

Legislative committee backs subpoena power for panel probing Lewiston mass shooting

The Judiciary Committee added some limits, such as a time period for the authorization, but ultimately agreed the measure was necessary and will send it to the full Legislature for consideration.
Published
January 23, 2024

Donations approach $190,000 for Toy Fund

The Press Herald Toy Fund in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts has raised nearly $190,000 since last fall and those funds helped provide new toys and books to more than 2,600 Maine children in need during the recent holiday season. The Toy Fund is now a 75-year-old tradition, sustained since 1949 by the donations of […]
Published
January 19, 2024

Libertarians form an official political party in Maine

The Libertarian Party now has the same ballot access as Democrats, Republicans, Green Independents and No Labels.
Published
January 10, 2024

Donations keep adding up for Press Herald Toy Fund

The Press Herald Toy Fund in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts provided new toys and books to more than 2,600 Maine children during the recent holiday season. Once again, the annual gift drive brightened the holidays for children who were most in need of joy. Some have been homeless, escaped domestic violence or lost a […]
Published
January 4, 2024

Toy Fund donations top $180,000 – so far

The Press Herald Toy Fund continues to receive donations to support the annual holiday gift drive, which turns 75 years old this year. Readers have given more than $180,000 so far this holiday season and donations are still trickling in. The Toy Fund accepts donations year-round but relies on the holiday season cover its costs […]
Published
December 28, 2023

Year-end fundraising continues to boost Toy Fund

Donations continue to arrive at the Press Herald Toy Fund as supporters make year-end gifts and wrap up their own fundraising efforts. The charity accepts donations year-round, although it relies on the holiday season for the bulk of funding it uses to buy toys and books for children in need. Names of donors will continue […]
Published
December 23, 2023

Toy Fund mission: A book for every child

Toy Fund volunteers, who include many retired teachers, are always happy to make expert book selections.
Published
December 22, 2023

Simple idea, and faithful donors, keep Toy Fund legacy alive

A humble beginning has become an annual tradition that has brightened the holidays for hundreds of thousands of Maine children over the past 7 decades
Published
December 21, 2023

Good things happen when lady golfers get together with Harley riders

What do the the ladies of the Women’s Riverside Golf Association have in common with the Portland Harley Owners Group? Sure, they both like a good clean drive. But, more to the point, they both love kids. And both are listed below in the daily list of donors to the Press Herald Toy Fund. They […]

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