LEWISTON — Community Concepts, with main offices in Lewiston and South Paris, recently hired Mary-Rita Reinhard as the organization’s new chief operating officer. Reinhard is a seasoned operations executive with extensive experience in business process improvement, managing by the metrics, strategic planning and leading people. She has experience in the nonprofit, for-profit and publicly traded […]
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$5M federal grant coming for Head Start programs
PARIS — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award Community Concepts Inc. a $5 million grant for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Franklin and Oxford counties. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, made the announcement Tuesday. Head Start is a comprehensive program, funded by federal and […]
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Mexico man recalls March 7 brush with death from a logging truck collision
MEXICO — People usually don’t survive collisions with logging trucks, but David Richards of Mexico did last month. Late Friday afternoon, he was still dealing with injuries from that harrowing incident on March 7, specifically neck pain, a sprained right ankle, hip pain and muscle and body aches. Richards, 57, who drives for Community Concepts, […]
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Quick Start Workshop series begin March 26
SOUTH PARIS — The Community Concepts Finance Corp. will host a series of six free workshops for anyone thinking of starting a new business. The workshops are designed to provide all of the essential information and material for starting a business, from forms for registering a business name, forms for applying for an EIN number, […]
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RES plans author visit, Internet safety and other programs for children, parents
RUMFORD — A wide variety of events and programs have been organized at Rumford Elementary School for students and parents during the next few weeks. Librarian Eileen Broderick said well-known Maine children’s author Amy MacDonald, creator of “Rachel Fister’s Blister,” will provide two days of writing coaching on Dec. 5 and 6. “We have a […]
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Chaos was predictable in new ride system
Call it a test, or call it a pilot project. Sometimes it’s better to dip your foot in the water rather than diving right in. Which is what the State of Maine did Aug. 1 when it switched local coordination of rides for poor people to a Connecticut company. The switch away from local control […]
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Community Concepts gets grant to help families build homes
LEWISTON — Community Concepts has received $793,800 to help 30 very-low and low-income families construct homes in rural areas across Maine. The Mutual Self-Help Housing Program is giving the money to Community Concepts to help families build homes in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, and Oxford counties. “This important investment will help 30 low-income families across […]