Voters, outraged at the rising tax rate in the municipal budget, rejected the school budget in June with 70% of voters saying no.
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Lisbon Community Credit Union raises over $23,000 for hunger campaign in 2024
LISBON – Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union and its members have raised and distributed $23,260.70 for the Campaign For Ending Hunger in 2024. More than $17,000 was recently distributed to Lisbon Area Christian Outreach of Lisbon Falls and almost $6,000 was given to St. Mary’s Food Pantry of Lewiston. Both organizations support the ongoing mission […]
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Norway Savings donates $1,000 to Center for Wisdom’s Women
LEWISTON — Norway Savings Bank recently gave the Center for Wisdom’s Women a $1,000 donation in support of its mission. The center, located at 97 Blake St. and greatly supported by volunteers, supports and empowers women survivors of addiction, trafficking and incarceration, offering holistic healing in a shared community that tends to the material and […]
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Norway Savings Bank Donates $1,500 to Norway Memorial Library
Bank has donated more than $6,000 to the library over the last two years.
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Maine Trust for Local News could use your help
For about a decade, around Thanksgiving, what is now the Maine Trust for Local News has published the Mainers To Be Thankful For issue. This year, readers submitted over 50 people to consider for the annual feature. I’m sure many, if not all, deserve the nomination. But as I read the profiles of the 10 […]
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Strong high school principal seeks approval for greenhouse
Mt. Abram Regional High School Principal Tim Richards advocates for alternative education, asks for approval of new greenhouse.
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Subaru donates $50K to United Way of Androscoggin County
AUBURN — Evergreen Subaru and Subaru of America donated a collective $50,000 to United Way following the Subaru Share the Love campaign this past year. “We were so excited to be named the local charity for the Share the Love Program,” said Joleen Bedard, executive director of United Way of Androscoggin County. “United Way of […]
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Wheelers Insurance awarded $5,000 donation for Team Hailey Hugs
PARIS — Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance have awarded Wheelers Insurance a 2023 Make More Happen Award for its volunteerism with Team Hailey Hugs. The nonprofit organization champions fundraising, awareness and awards grants to families living with the financial strain of childhood cancer. The award includes an initial donation of $5,000 for Team Hailey Hugs. “Helping […]
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Auburn-based VIP donates over $164,000 to Make-A-Wish in 2022
AUBURN — VIP Tires & Service announced another round of donations to Make-A-Wish as part of its longstanding commitment to charity and community. In recent years, VIP customers and employees have raised more than $1 million on behalf of young children facing life-threatening medical conditions. In 2022, Auburn-based VIP raised and donated over $164,000 to […]