Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland is set to resume interior jobs as part of its Critical Home Repair program. The program that partners with low-income Maine homeowners whose homes require safety and structural repairs has been working on outdoor repairs only for over one year because of the pandemic. With the staff now fully […]
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Interactive map helps find transportation to vaccine providers
Greater Portland METRO has teamed up with other transit providers in southern Maine to create an interactive map to help people reach vaccine providers in Cumberland and York counties using public transportation. “Lack of transportation is a barrier to many people seeking access to COVID-19 vaccines,” said Greg Jordan, executive director of Greater Portland METRO. […]
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Portland dental clinics to offer services to veterans
The University of New England Dental Clinic at the Stevens Avenue campus and Community Dental on Park Avenue, both in Portland, are two of the eight dental clinics across the state participating in the new Maine Veterans’ Dental Network. The network, a partnership with Northeast Delta Dental, participating dental clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers, […]
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Amtrak Downeaster to return to pre-pandemic level of service
The Amtrak Downeaster will increase service and implement a new schedule on May 3, restoring five daily round trips between Brunswick and Boston. The Downeaster has been offering four daily round-trips since July 2020. The expanded schedule will include a new southbound train which will depart Brunswick mid-morning each day, as well a new northbound […]
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GPCOG doubles grants available to small businesses
The Greater Portland Council of Governments is doubling the Community Development Block Grant amounts awarded to small businesses in Cumberland County in the hopes of helping them rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. The grants will “help businesses pay for personnel and other expenses necessary to thrive amidst the pandemic recovery,” said Andrew Butcher, director of […]
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Anti-racism leader USM’s keynote speaker
Ibram X. Kendi, a leader in anti-racism work, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Southern Maine virtual commencement ceremony May. 8. Kendi, the author of “How to Be an Anti-Racist,” is a professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. During the […]
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Gorham historic commission OKs ell
The Gorham Historic Preservation Commission Monday approved a replacement ell for a house that was built in 1803 that is being converted to eight apartments in the village. At issue was an ell determined to be 15 inches higher than the original that was demolished at 8 College Ave. without proper permission. Developer Andrew Earle […]
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Vet to Vet volunteer visitor training this month
Vet to Vet Maine, a nonprofit that connects volunteer veterans with vulnerable Maine veterans who may need a friend, will hold its next volunteer training from 4-7 p.m. April 26-28 via Zoom. Vet to Vet Maine has been connecting veterans in Cumberland and York counties since 2014, and is now expanding to serve veterans in […]
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Free school meals continue in Westbrook through Sept. 30
Free school breakfast and lunch for all Westbrook students, including remote meals, will continue until Sept. 30. The Westbrook school nutrition director, Mary Emerson, said the district has received an extension on federal waivers put in place during the pandemic. The waivers are important because 60% of Westbrook students qualify for free or reduced lunch, […]
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Emergency Management Agency seeks submissions for art contest
PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency is looking for artwork for the cover of its regional hazard mitigation plan. Submissions of artwork, photographs, drawings or other 2D mediums can be realistic or abstract. Artists of any age are encouraged to enter. The purpose of the plan is to help municipality review its priorities […]