Federal grant cancellations have challenged nonprofits of all stripes but especially small groups, which make up the majority and don’t have deep pockets.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s clean electricity goals face unpredictable costs, availability
Beneficial electrification assumes oil and gas costs will rise, electricity will be more affordable and new generation sources will be available on a schedule aligned with target dates.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine bill would protect personal belongings during homeless encampment sweeps
A bill before lawmakers would require state and local governments to provide notice and hold hearings before removing a homeless person’s belongings from public property.
Posted inNews
‘We did things backwards here’: Some Maine landowners see a future in ecological forest management
Foresters argue the pros and cons of various models of sustainable forestry, but the overall goal is the same: Timber harvests generate profits; woodlands remain healthy.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
High school students face challenge on environmental knowledge in Auburn
Six teams compete Monday in the 2025 Southwest Regional Envirothon, and the winners will go to a statewide competition next month.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston child struck by vehicle on College Street
The boy was taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston reduces tax impact before budget vote
The City Council will vote next week on a budget that would increase the tax rate by $1, to $32.77 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Massachusetts man indicted in ATV passenger’s death in Coplin Plantation
Mathew Tolman, 27, of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, was driving on a trail near Quill Hill Road in Coplin Plantation when the ATV hit a washout.
Posted inNews
Waterville settles lawsuit against Main Place LLC for $12,000
City officials and residents say the old vacant building at 6 Main Place that years ago housed the Waterville Boys & Girls Club has been unsafe and has caused the city many headaches.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Rep. Laurel Libby asks U.S. Supreme Court to restore her right to vote in Maine Legislature
The Auburn Republican said she has filed an emergency application with the nation’s highest court after 2 lower courts denied a temporary restoration of her voting and speaking privileges as her lawsuit against the House speaker plays out.