Volunteerism
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Portland immigration clinic helps asylum seekers take ‘first step of a very long road’
With help from volunteers and nonprofits, more than 300 new Mainers fleeing persecution in other countries have recently begun the process of securing asylum – and safety.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Medicine is a group project
Maine Med was full almost to bursting when I had my donor kidney removed there, but the staff made me feel like I was the only patient in the building.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Ask and ye shall receive
I don’t know the person who’ll be receiving my donated left kidney. I’m just glad they’ll receive it.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Giving Voice: Increasing awareness of The Gathering Place
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Harpswell nurse named health care ‘Champion’ for push to vaccinate seniors
Harpswell resident Gayle Hays was one of just six people to win the title of New England UnitedHealthcare Champion this summer for her work helping local seniors get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2022
Maine Voices: May I give you a reason to be hopeful?
The needs of our friends and neighbors increase every day. My community, despite being divided on many fronts, comes together to meet those needs.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2022
Our View: Loudmouths take joy out of high school sports
With abuse on the rise, coaches and game officials are in short supply.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
New Big Brothers Big Sisters leader shares big goals
New Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick Executive Director Carol Marquis hopes to dramatically scale up the mentorship program's reach in the next few years in order to serve more area youth.
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PublishedJune 5, 2022
Bath group launches replica of 400-plus-year-old ship after decades of work
Thousands gathered in Bath Saturday to watch the christening and launch of Virginia, a reconstruction of the first English-built oceangoing ship built in the Americas.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Our View: Abuse of election workers is an attack on democracy
In Maine and nationwide, municipal clerks are being harassed by people who believe absurd claims about fraudulent voting.