AUGUSTA — Early childhood education advocates are calling a decision by the state to not apply for up to $37 million in federal “Race to the Top” grant funding a missed opportunity for Maine families. The Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services said the decision was because of onerous federal requirements […]
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Volunteers needed for Martin Stream fish passage survey
TURNER/LIVERMORE/HARTFORD — A stream crossing survey to assess fish passage barriers in the Martin Stream watershed began in September. The watershed is located within the towns of Turner, Livermore and Hartford. The goal is to identify, map and prioritize barriers for future connectivity restoration. Survey teams will consist of volunteers and technical leaders who will […]
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Maine Cancer Foundation: Grant application deadline is Nov. 1
Maine Cancer Foundation, the state’s premier grant-funding organization, issued its annual call for grant request on Monday. Twice a year, the foundation accepts applications from Maine-based organizations that provide support services for cancer patients or education and screening programs. “Maine currently suffers the second-highest incidence rate of cancer in the nation,” said Cullen McGough, director […]
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Loan guarantee approved to launch specialized wood pellet plant in Millinocket
MILLINOCKET (AP) — The Finance Authority of Maine has approved a $25 million loan guarantee for a company planning to launch a northern Maine operation to produce biomass-based, coal-like wood pellets. Officials said Thursday that with the loan guarantee, Thermogen Industries is one step closer to investing in a shuttered Millinocket paper mill to manufacture […]
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Maine towns receive economic development grants from Northern Border Regional Commission
PORTLAND (AP) — A commission that’s charged with spurring economic development and job creation has awarded grants to two remote towns in Maine. The Northern Border Regional Commission has awarded a $200,000 grant to the town of Dover-Foxcroft and a $68,000 grant to the town of Jackman. “This funding will have a positive impact on […]
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Mexico selectmen vote to postpone vote on COPS grant to Nov. 26
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday to wait until the end of November to decide whether to accept a $156,071 grant that would help fund the salary of a police officer for three years. On Sept. 28, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded grants totaling $656,071 […]
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First solar-powered Habitat for Humanity home in New England set to open in Oakland
OAKLAND (AP) — The first solar-powered Habitat for Humanity home in New England is being opened to the public. The beige ranch house in Oakland will open on Sunday after 15 months of construction. Mike Grant, a member of the Waterville area organization’s chapter’s board of directors, tells the Morning Sentinel that the opening ceremony […]
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Winthrop mother, daughter spend weekend in jail accused of ramming vehicles, headstones at cemetery
MONMOUTH — An argument between a mother and daughter on Friday night led to a demolition derby-style fight — with both women using their vehicles to ram each other — that significantly damaged headstones at the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery, officials say. Granite headstones bearing the family names of Spear, Littlefield, Haskell and others lay in […]
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Feds pump $275,000 into northern Maine heating appliance manufacturing program
CARIBOU — The Northern Maine Development Commission is the only organization in Maine to receive funding in the first round of grants awarded through the federal government’s “Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership. The money will be used to promote manufacturing in northern Maine. The partnership is an initiative of President Barack Obama’s administration to accelerate […]
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Maine conservation group issues environmental scorecard for Legislature
AUGUSTA — A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers shared the limelight Thursday as Maine Conservation Voters released its annual scorecard on legislative voting records Thursday. Maureen Drouin, MCV’s executive director, said the last lawmaking session produced “mixed results” for Maine’s environment. MCV is a nonpartisan organization that works to make the protection of Maine’s environment […]