Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is operating an outdoor food pantry and soup kitchen for community members to access food in a safe and distant way. Grab-and-go meals are provided outside the front door for any person who needs a freshly prepared meal. Guests are to walk up one at a time to pick out […]
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Vitelli, Paulhus to host virtual office hours
Sen.Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and Rep. Sean Paulhus, D-Bath, will hold public virtual office hours online this Saturday, May 9, from 10-11 a.m. on the Zoom video conference platform. Public office hours provide local residents a chance to meet with their elected officials, ask questions and get help with legislative or state government matters. This is […]
Bowdoin president elected chairman of Howard Hughes Medical Institute board
Clayton S. Rose, president of Bowdoin College, has been elected chair of the trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). He succeeds Kurt L. Schmoke, president of the University of Baltimore and former dean of the Howard University School of Law, who advised HHMI last year that he would step down after serving as chair for a […]
Brunswick Rotary recognizes six Paul Harris Fellows
In memory of former longtime member Walter “Doc” Phillips, Brunswick Rotary Club member and former president, David Taft, challenged club members to commit to a five-year donation to the Rotary Foundation in Phillips’ memory, hoping to draw five Rotarians into the challenge. Twenty Rotarians accepted the challenge and starting this year, four will be recognized as […]
Freeport nonprofit receives $4K COVID-19 relief grant
Freeport Community Services has received a Greater Portland COVID-19 Community Relief Fund grant from United Way of Greater Portland to provide essential services to those in need as a result of the pandemic in Freeport and Pownal. “With funds from United Way at this time FCS expects to serve around 560 individuals,” said Freeport Community […]
Birth announcements: April 9-14
A boy, Duncan Allen Palmer born to Dillon Clayton Palmer and Ciera Madison Williams on April 9, 2020 of Brunswick, Maine. Maternal Grandparents, Christina Knee of Brunswick, Maine and Tracy Williams of Harpswell, Maine. Great Grandparents, Dot and Al Williams of Harpswell, Maine. Kathleen and Bobby Bailey of Brunswick, Maine. Sibling, Ryleigh Williams of Brunswick, […]
Bath Council approves small business economic relief loan program
Bath City Council on April 15 approved funding for an Economic Relief Bridge Loan Program in response to the immediate needs of small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The one-time loans will offer up to $7,500 for small businesses in Bath, and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis with program funding up […]
Youth leadership program gets grant funding to expand
Midcoast Community Alliance has received a $10,000 grant from the Building Stronger Nonprofits Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to expand its youth leadership program, increasing protective factors around local youth by developing long-term supports, opportunities, and relationships, according to a news release. “This grant will empower local youth through leadership skills, mental health training, […]
New meal plan to support kids during pandemic
Midcoast Maine Community Action is providing a meal program to serve children who are experiencing food insecurity at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anyone under the age of 19 living in northern Cumberland, Sagadahoc or Lincoln County may benefit. Children do not have to be enrolled in Head Start to be a recipient of this […]
Spindleworks staff stitching for safety during COVID-19 outbreak
Normally, Spindleworks studio members this time of year may be busy preparing creative clothing for the annual Altered Couture design contest, a fundraiser for Mid Coast Maine nonprofits. This year, COVID-19 has at least temporarily changed the focus of the studio’s stitchery. Spindleworks Art Center is a program of Independence Association, a local nonprofit that supports […]