ELLSWORTH — A new grant program from the Maine Community Foundation will allow five communities across the state an opportunity to ensure their youngest children receive a healthy start and arrive at kindergarten developmentally prepared to succeed in school and life. The competitive grant program is part of the foundation’s early childhood strategic plan. Funding […]
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Community Building Grant applications open
ELLSWORTH — Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. A volunteer committee of Franklin and Somerset county residents reviews grants and makes recommendations for funding. The deadline for applying is Thursday, Feb. 15. Applicants should note that the […]
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Jay seeking info from North Jay sewer customers
JAY — The superintendent of the town’s Sewer Department is expected to send surveys this week to customers in North Jay in an effort to get a grant to pay 75 percent of a planning study. Superintendent Mark Holt wants to determine if it is more cost effective to upgrade the nearly 20-year-old North Jay […]
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United Way of Androscoggin County taking applications for funding
LEWISTON — The United Way of Androscoggin County (UWAC) Community Investment Funding application process is now open. Qualifying programs must apply to a specific outcome in one of three priority areas of education, financial stability or health. An agency may submit multiple applications for different programs. Any agency that has never received UWAC funding or […]
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West Paris selectmen OK for grants for library repairs
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday to accept $10,000 from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation for the Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library, according to David MacDowell, chairman of the West Paris Library board of trustees. MacDowell said the money will go toward a new roof and repair of the flashing surrounding […]
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Grant to pay for broadband planning in Western Maine
PARIS — Community Concepts Finance Corp., working alongside the Northern Forest Center and Axiom Technologies of Machias, received a $78,600 grant for broadband internet planning from the ConnectME Authority. According to its website, ConnectME Authority is a state government instrument that promotes the use of broadband service in Maine and attempts to disseminate information on it. […]
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Franklin County ups deputies' pay for grant details
FARMINGTON — Franklin County deputies will earn more if they work special details for the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety or Operation Stonegarden programs, which are funded by federal grants. County commissioners voted July 11 to raise the hourly rate from $35 to $50. The billing rate for the grants will be $61.82 an hour to cover the cost of […]
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Public Theatre in Lewiston awarded $10,000 from NEA
PORTLAND (AP) — The National Endowment for the Arts is giving more than $850,000 in grant money to support art programs around Maine. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an independent, say the grants will support programs involving public art, museums and performances. The senators say the funding will help “encourage future […]
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Jay receives grant for extra OUI patrols
JAY — The Police Department will do extra patrols for impaired drivers from Memorial Day weekend through September. The department received a grant from the 2017 Evidence-Based Impaired Driving High Visibility Enforcement through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. The grant is for $2,674.08, Sgt. Russell Adams said. The town will pay officers for their […]
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Teacher grant recipients listed LEWISTON — The Lewiston Education Fund has announced the funding of teacher grants for the 2016-2017 grant cycle. Stephen Belleau, Gifted and Talented program, Jenn Carter, Lewiston Middle School, Stephanie Couture, Lewiston Middle School, Tiffany Demarest, Montello, Kathy Heermann, Longley, and Stephen Moore, Lewiston Middle School, were each awarded funding for […]