Food pantries in Bath, Freeport and Brunswick are finding it difficult to keep up with increased demand.
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Main Street Bath cancels annual Bath Heritage Days festival
Main Street Bath, the local chapter of a national network that seeks to revitalize downtowns and promote economic development, announced the cancelation on Friday on its Facebook page.
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Bath offering loans for small businesses struggling amid pandemic
Sally Johnstone, vice president of Main Street Bath and a member of Bath’s Economic Development Committee, said the committee wanted to help local businesses who are stuck waiting for federal loans that may never come.
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Mid Coast Hospital has treated 17 cases of COVID-19 overall, with three currently in hospital
The hospital is averaging 10 to 20 tests per day, and over 500 people have been tested.
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BIW, union extend contract for one month amid pandemic
The four-year contract between BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, and Local S6 was due to expire on May 17 but it will now expire on June 21.
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Lisbon school budget could raise taxes 3.8%
The proposed $17.9 million school budget represents a $1.1 million spending increase.
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Bath’s Chocolate Church awarded $50,000 renovation grant
William Lederer, executive director of the Chocolate Church, said the grant will be used to hire structural engineers and architects to assess the condition of the building, give an estimate on what needs to be done first and how much that will cost so the organization can start fundraising.
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Coronavirus forces Trek Across Maine to go virtual for first time
Proceeds will be donated to the American Lung Association’s efforts to fight COVID-19. This year would have been the second year the trek started and ended in Brunswick.
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Bath’s Hyde School continues character-based education remotely amid coronavirus
Through methods like Discovery Group, the school aims to continue engaging students and families alike.
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New grant will help MTI create ‘road map’ to strengthening, diversifying Maine’s marine economy
The total funding, awarded to Maine Technology Institute and FocusMaine, is for $2.5 million over the next three years and includes the $2 million Economic Development Administration grant, plus a match of $500,000.