The organization said it was impossible to host the event safely in the middle of a pandemic.
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Maine nonprofits receive $1.2 million for COVID-19 relief efforts
The Maine Community Foundation has issued COVID-19 relief grants to 130 nonprofit organizations in the state.
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Local charities facing fundraising challenges
COVID-19 has shut down campaigns planned by nonprofits.
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Legislative committee endorses bill lifting $1,000 raffle fundraising cap
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee voted unanimously Monday in favor of a bill that would remove a $1,000 cap on the amount of money nonprofit groups can offer as a cash prize in their fundraising raffles. Representatives of multiple state and local organizations said a state law change made last year as part of Gov. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
BITMS seeking disabled veterans who like to fish
AUGUSTA — Back In The Maine Stream is a nonprofit organization of disabled veterans with a strong desire to help other disabled Maine veterans increase their quality of life and heal physical and emotional trauma through recreational fishing. The group is looking for a few new members. Honorably discharged Maine veterans with a disability of […]
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Buckfield selectmen debate town ownership of library
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen decided to table making a decision on acquiring the Zadoc Long Free Library from its Board of Trustees after questions arose about the library founder’s intent when they examined the original trust deed that established the library in 1901. At Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting, Buckfield Town Manager Cindy Dunn and Selectmen Chairwoman Martha Catevenis […]
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Tax on Maine summer camps would force some to close, owners say
AUGUSTA — The snow may be piled high, but dozens of Maine summer camps are already sounding the alarm about a proposal by Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would force many to pay property taxes. LePage’s two-year budget proposal includes a recommendation that the state change its law to allow cities and towns to charge […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Gov. LePage’s plan: How much nonprofits would pay
LEWISTON — If Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to tax nonprofits became law, Lewiston would get $3.3 million a year in added property taxes from its two hospitals and Bates College. Central Maine Medical Center’s property tax bill would be $1.17 million a year, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center’s would be $535,000, and Bates College would […]
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Christmas for Kids, Christmas for Teens accepting donations
NORWAY — The Christmas fundraising season has begun for Rightstart, the all-volunteer nonprofit that organizes the annual Christmas for Kids and Christmas for Teens. Both programs provide new toys, books, clothing and other items through wish lists to area youths. Donors can contribute money to the program or contact Rightstart to obtain specific wish list […]