The liaison will respond to mental health-related calls, provide crisis intervention and connect people to mental health services.
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Greely, Yarmouth students raise thousands for victims of war
A fourth grader at Greely Middle School in Cumberland was the driving force behind a read-a-thon that raised $45,000 for relief efforts, and a Yarmouth High School club raises thousands more than their original goal.
Anonymous donor gives Falmouth police $300,000 for Tasers, cameras
The gift means the department can fully outfit its force with stun guns and cameras and its patrol cars with dash cams at no cost to the department or taxpayers.
Conservation trust targets land in four-town ‘hot spot’
The Royal River watershed in New Gloucester, Pownal, Durham and Auburn “is special in the context of the unknown of the future climate,” according to the Royal River Conservation Trust, which is looking for land donations.
Yarmouth community music center scaling up
The $5.5 million expansion project at 317 Main includes a performance hall, 10 studios and an elevator for handicapped accessibility and is expected to be completed by December.
North Yarmouth Academy students mark 20th year of making wishes come true
The school’s Make-A-Wish Club has raised more than $60,000 over two decades to fulfill the wishes of critically ill children in Maine.
Report: Most Falmouth residents support modest, measured growth
The support for changes in town depends upon where residents live and how long they’ve lived there, according to a Falmouth Visions & Values report.
Maine group inspires young voters by putting them to work
Founded in 2020, Youth Work Makes the Booth Work is encouraging teenagers to participate in the democratic process – whether by voting or by working the polls themselves.
Plans for Route 100 rotary in works in Cumberland
The roundabout at Route 100 and Blackstrap Road would include new bike and pedestrian lanes, but the project is contingent on state and federal funding.
Cumberland woman running Boston Marathon for those with Alzheimer’s
Jackie Mundry’s beloved grandmother was diagnosed with dementia and Mundry’s marathon team is raising funds to benefit the national Alzheimer’s Association.