Families seeking help often have many needs and also are getting support just with housing and food. Assistance programs like food stamps or General Assistance help with those needs, but they don’t buy toys and books for children experiencing hard times.
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Posted inMaine, News
How Maine celebrated the holidays 100 years ago
Children decorated their classrooms and performed plays for their parents, while local synagogues planned Hanukkah celebrations.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police investigate Saturday night gunfire in Auburn
At about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, detectives had a section of Main Street, near Vine Street, blocked to traffic as investigators marked spent shell casings in the street.
Posted inMaine, Oxford Hills
A grandson’s warning helps Bethel family escape fire
A blaze Saturday leveled most of a house and garage shortly after noon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston library seeks funds for revamped children’s department
‘The kids deserve a space that’s inspiring,’ Library Director Joey Houston said.
Posted inMaine
Families seeking help for first time turn to Toy Fund
With so many families pushed to the edge financially, the Press Herald Toy Fund has received a surge of applications for help this year. The Toy Fund has received requests to help about 4,200 children this year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World
Bluesky is taking off. A Mainer helped design it.
South Portland native Devin Ivy is part of the small team that built the social media site winning over users fed up with Elon Musk’s X.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
New Jersey man charged with swindling nearly $200,000 from local man in investment scam
The victim told police that his cash — $110,000 at first meeting and then another $50,000 at a later date — was inside a Walmart bag when he handed it over to the suspect.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Spruce Mountain Ski Area reveals updates by Maine Cabin Masters
Updates at Spruce Mountain Ski Area completed by Maine Cabin Masters were revealed Friday with close to 100 people in attendance.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
State review panel releases findings on police shootings in Mexico
The Deadly Force Review Panel reports weighed in on a pair of police shootings in Mexico; one in August of 2022 and the other in October of the same year.