United Way of Androscoggin County has announced that it has been selected to administer the Phase 36 grant from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to aid in the local fight against homelessness and hunger.
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State awards $76,500 for Norway Branch Rail Trail
NORWAY — The Maine Trails Advisory Committee has awarded a $76,500 grant for the Norway Branch Rail Trail project, according to Town Manager Dennis Lajoie. The trail for walkers and bicyclists would follow the former Norway Branch Railroad tracks for six-tenths of a mile, from Beal Street in Norway to Charles Street in Paris. Norway’s […]
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Maine Chamber receives grant for work-based learning
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce is one of five chamber organizations in the United States to receive a grant to implement work-based learning. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced Tuesday that the Maine Chamber will receive $95,000 to better connect students with academic and experiential learning opportunities in their community, according to a […]
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Healthy Androscoggin receives grant from Maine Cancer Foundation
LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin has announced it has received a $94,800 Maine Cancer Foundation Grant — Preventing Youth Smoking Through Community Education: The Tobacco 21 law. Through this grant, Healthy Androscoggin will create a mass-reach health communication intervention that provides information to the community at large about the Tobacco 21 law and how it prevents youth […]
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United Way accepting submissions for emergency food and shelter grant
LEWISTON — United Way of Androscoggin County has announced that it has been selected to administer a grant from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to aid in the local fight against homelessness and hunger. The grant will be administered by a local board comprised of area nonprofit leaders, local municipalities and members of […]
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Portland loses federal grant over its support of non-citizens
The Trump administration’s crackdown on communities that support asylum-seekers will cost Portland police $68,000 next year, city officials said. New language inserted into eligibility rules for the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant issued by the Department of Justice requires city officials to attest that their community does not induce or encourage noncitizens to come to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, The Bethel Citizen
Loon Echo Land Trust to lead snowshoe walk, seeks donations for proposed Peabody-Fitch Woods acquisition
BRIDGTON — Loon Echo Land Trust has received a $50,000 grant from an anonymous foundation to match donations received for the acquisition of the Peabody-Fitch Woods in Bridgton. The conservation effort protects the Bridgton Historical Society’s historic Narramissic Farm from development encroachment. The acquisition of 252 acres of land surrounding the 18th century farm will […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Grant, donation lower cost of Mexico fire's new four-gas monitor
MEXICO — Thanks to a grant and a donation, the Fire Department saved significantly on the purchase of a four-gas monitor. At the Nov. 20 meeting of the Board of Selectman, Fire Chief Richard Jones said his department ordered a gas meter at a reduced cost of $720. He said these meters can cost as much […]
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Western Maine Community Action receives Federal Navigator Grant
WILTON — Western Maine Community Action (WMCA) has received a 2019 Federal Navigator Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that will support the work of Health Insurance Marketplace navigators in Maine. WMCA coordinates a group of navigators at Community Action Agencies across the state and this funding will support their work providing […]
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Auburn library receives Great Stories Club grant
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library has been selected as one of 100 libraries nationwide to take part in the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for underserved teens. The competitive grant is offered by the American Library Association with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. For the next year, the […]