A Portland-based organization that advocates for the disabled has named a new chief executive. Goodwill Northern New England’s board of directors named Richard J. Cantz as president and CEO of the not-for-profit organization that serves Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. He replaces Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, who will continue to serve Goodwill as a special adviser. […]
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Broken microwaves not accepted at Goodwill
A story on recycling and Earth Day that appeared in the newspaper Sunday, April 22, incorrectly reported that Goodwill Northern New England accepted broken microwaves for its recycling program. It does not. The incorrect information was submitted to the Sun Journal.
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Earth Day: Yes, you CAN recycle that!
You’ve mastered paper, glass and plastic. But on this Earth Day, you’re wondering where to best ditch those old Christmas lights, antiquated cellphones, half-used paint cans, alkaline batteries and microwave. Surely not the trash. We’ve got answers. It’s Earth Day and you’re cleaning out Grandma’s garage, because you’re a jewel like that, and you come across […]
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Terry D. Smith
LEWISTON — On Friday, Jan. 19, the world said goodbye to Terry D. Smith. It’s all about the “dash.” Terry lived his dash to the fullest and gave so much to so many along the way. Terry was with family and his partner, Tony Labbe, when he passed after struggling with health issues for some time. […]
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Lewiston Goodwill store closing
LEWISTON — Goodwill will close its Lewiston storefront on 1035 Lisbon St. Saturday, Dec. 30, according to Goodwill spokeswoman Heather Steeves. In a news release Steeves said that with the Auburn store, which is newer and bigger, five miles down the road, they can no longer continue both stores. “It’s been a lovely 50 years […]
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Stephen Woodhead
WELLS — Stephen Woodhead, 64, of Wells died Friday, March 3, at his home with his loving family at his side. Stephen was born Nov. 17, 1952, in Lewiston, a son of Edward and Gloria (Demers) Woodhead. On May 7, 1983, he married Joline Claire Gauthier. Stephen was a safety specialist for Goodwill Industries of […]
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Goodwill returns man’s mysteriously donated ring 5 years after he lost it
AUBURN — Five years ago, Christian McGowan lost his class ring during a snowball fight at his best friend’s house in Lisbon. Last week, the nearly pristine ring turned up in a donation box at the Auburn Goodwill looking a little too nice, and a little too random, to have been donated by its owner […]
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Gun found inside book at Ellsworths’s Goodwill store
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Workers at a Maine Goodwill store got quite a shock when they opened a donated book and found a gun inside. An employee at the Ellsworth store was going through a pile of books received from a central warehouse last week and noticed that one didn’t quite feel right. The book — […]
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R. Fleming: Donations reduce income tax
I have long been surprised at how few people seem to know about the large sums of money that can be saved on their income tax bills simply by donating many different things to Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc. Such places provide free donation forms that people can fill out and have signed to verify the […]
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Young adults help nonprofit get facelift
The three young adults struggled to rip up an aging, grayish-blue carpet secured with industrial-strength epoxy sometime in the past decade. In unison they tugged, with an occasional shoe slipping off as it stuck to the tacky floor. The day before, they had ripped up the carpet in the front room of Trinity Jubilee Center’s […]