ANDERSEN — Michelle, 48, of Kamas, Utah, passed away in South Jordan, Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. 11. A funeral service will be held Monday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel at 510 East Silver Summit Parkway, Park City, Utah. GRANT — Marilyn Joyce, 81, passed away […]
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Charitable fund seeking applications
BRUNSWICK — The Fund Committee of the Alfred M. Senter Fund is soliciting applications from public charities involved in promoting the cultural, educational, environmental well being and general health and welfare of residents of Brunswick, Topsham, Durham, Harpswell, West Bath, Lisbon and Bath. The deadline is Oct. 31. The fund especially seeks to support charities […]
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Lewiston programs awarded grants from People of Color Fund
PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s People of Color Fund has awarded 16 grants totaling more than $138,000. The goal is to help people of color in Maine achieve greater equity through support for health care, leadership development, civic engagement and youth. Recipients include: • Somali Bantu Community of Lewiston for a start-up goat farming […]
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Summer spruce-up in New Auburn
Ken Blais of Rolly’s Diner in Auburn smooths gravel Thursday afternoon under a bench he just installed across the street from his business at the corner of Mill and Main streets in Auburn. Blais is a member of United New Auburn Association, which last year received a Neighborhood Challenge Grant from the city. A stipulation […]
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All-Region baseball POY: Despite opponents' efforts, Hartley's value to Red Eddies increased as senior
Senior Grant Hartley provided power in the Edward Little lineup this season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Grant Hartley peruses Edward Little’s season statistics and pauses at the at-bat column, which shows him having as many as 15 or 20 fewer at-bats than some of his teammates during the 16-game season. “It didn’t seem like […]
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SeniorsPlus receives $5,000 to train caregivers
LEWISTON — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has awarded a $5,000 grant to SeniorsPlus to help fund its training program for professional caregivers working with people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The money will help start a new training program for professional caregivers in residential settings with the potential to expand the program to also train first […]
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LEAP wins UWTVA Special Projects Grant
FARMINGTON — LEAP has announced it is improving accessibility at its Stone Soup Gardens trail system. Thanks to a $2,500 Special Projects Grant from the United Way of the Tri-Valley, LEAP will be advancing its hard and firm pathway from the pick-your-own apple pathway through the blueberry patch to a second accessible resting area. This […]
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Sherwood Heights Elementary receives book club grant
The Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation recently granted $1,000 to Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Auburn for the birthday book club. Each student at the school gets to pick out a free book to keep on their birthday. Lucy Bisson, left, is shown awarding the grant to Shawna Haley-Bear, right, librarian at the school.
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Local grant winners chosen by public ballot voting
BANGOR — The 2018 Community Matters More grant winners have been announced. Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s 11th annual grant program awarded $117,000 to 45 Maine and New Hampshire nonprofit organizations chosen by a public ballot voting process. More than 76,000 votes were submitted during February for more than 3,400 nonprofits located in every Maine county and Rockingham […]
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Grants available for traditional Maine handcrafts
The Maine Community Foundation seeks proposals to its Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund for projects and organizations that promote traditional handcrafts in Maine. An anonymous donor established the Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund in 2007. Grant funding supports fiber arts, ceramics, basketry, jewelry, glass arts, woodwork, leather and metal crafts. It also includes traditional Native American handcrafts. […]