The centers, opened to help eligible residents recover from the powerful storm that struck Maine in December, are winding down operations as the application deadline approaches.
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ACLU of Maine names new executive director
Molly Curren Rowles will replace Arthur Padilla. Curren Rowles previously led the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine and worked on complex legal issues with Pine Tree Legal Assistance.
Wanted for arrest: One mysterious sunken vessel off the coast of Maine
A Maine company is asking a U.S. District Court judge to ‘arrest’ a boat it found near Southwest Harbor so it can salvage the wreckage.
Bill to overhaul how Maine educates its youngest special needs students moves ahead
The bill would transfer some of the responsibility for providing disability services to young kids onto individual school districts within 4 years – a timeline that some worry is too quick.
Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland
The request was received on Monday, the first day the state began accepting applications for the $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.
Fourth annual Poetry Walk by Patten Free Library kicks off in April
Now in its fourth year, the Patten Free Library’s Poetry Walk will begin in April in Library Park. What began as a social distancing program in 2021 has become an annual tradition looked forward to by the community and staff alike. “Each year, we install about 20 poems on yard sign style signs,” Hannah Lackoff, […]
Midcoast organizations are recipients of 2024 Casco Bay Community Grant awards
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership recently announced its 2024 Casco Bay Community Grants awards recipients, which include three Midcoast-based organizations. The Community Grants program supports new partnerships and innovative projects that engage communities with Casco Bay and its watershed. CBEP received 10 proposals totaling over $65,000 from schools, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations and community groups. This […]
Scholarships to help kids attend summer camp available through Freeport collaboration
Freeport Community Services, the Town of Freeport and Freeport Housing Trust are teaming up again this year to provide summer camp scholarships to children in Freeport and Pownal. Last year, 75% of families indicated their children were eligible for free or reduced school lunch, while the remaining families indicated health concerns, single-parent status and significant […]
Maine House supports bill that would require landlords to disclose all costs
The proposal, now headed to a Senate vote, would require landlords to provide a written disclosure of all fees and costs before tenants sign a lease.
Midcoast artist fills State House halls with paintings of women leaders
Artist Jerri Whitman noticed that women lacked representation on the walls of the Maine State House in Augusta, so she created a collection of paintings to make sure their history was not lost.