LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen gave the go-ahead for Fire Chief Tim “TD” Hardy and fellow firefighters to apply for a grant to buy a new firetruck to replace Engine 3, a 1981 pumper truck. The approval was by consensus Sept. 16. The Assistance to Firefighter grant is offered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The […]
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Woodstock Fire Department receives $10,000 grant
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Fire Department received a $10,000 grant to purchase two devices that will allow firefighters to tap into remote water supplies. Fire Chief Kyle Hopps told the board Tuesday evening that the money from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation will allow him to buy two TurboDraft Fire Eductors. “Compared to what […]
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Maine Dental Health Out-Reach receives $1,000 grant
WINTHROP — Maine Dental Health Out-Reach, Inc. recently received a $1,000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation to purchase oral hygiene supplies. This grant will provide necessary assistance to Maine Dental Health Out-Reach’s Dental Hygiene Services for School Children mobile program. “The mission of Maine Dental Health Out-Reach is to improve the oral health […]
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Feds award $11.3M to Maine school districts
PORTLAND — Thirty-two learning centers will be established or expanded at schools across the state thanks to an $11.3 million federal grant, Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday. The grant is part of an initiative called 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which funds academic and enrichment programs for students outside of school hours, LePage said during […]
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River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition receives grant to support oral health
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition received a $1,000 grant to support its oral health programs in RSU 10, Executive Director Patricia Duguay said. The money is from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation. “They look at different non-profit organizations in the region and honor them with a $1,000 grant,” Duguay said. “After that, […]
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UNH researches getting grant money to assist in white-nose syndrome bat research
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire is getting some grant money to do research on white-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that has killed hibernating bats in eastern North America. Jeffrey Foster and Kevin Drees at the University of New Hampshire are part of a team studying bat fungus. Joining them are researchers from […]
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University of Maine professor wins $500,000 to study how pathogens can become deadly
ORONO — A North Carolina research foundation is awarding a University of Maine professor $500,000 to study how common pathogens become potentially deadly. The university said Wednesday that the Burroughs Wellcome Fund is awarding Robert Wheeler the five-year grant. Wheeler is an assistant professor of microbiology at the university. He will study how Candida albicans, […]
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Wilton Tannery cleanup contract awarded
WILTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously awarded the contract to clean up the Wilton Tannery property to a Farmington company. The lowest of the five bids received was $196,367 from E.L. Vining & Son of Farmington, Jaime Madore, Ransom Environmental’s lead engineer for the project, told the board Tuesday. The highest was $520,000, she said. […]
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Maine fire school to get federal money
BRUNSWICK (AP) — The Maine Fire Service Institute in Brunswick will receive $154,714 in federal money for training equipment. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Thursday that the money will come from the federal Assistant to Firefighters Grant program. She said it will be used to buy fire protection suits for instructors and portable radios for certification […]
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Fire departments get federal grants
PORTLAND — The Eddington and Denmark fire departments will receive more than $57,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency operations and safety grants. Rep. Mike Michaud says FEMA is providing more than $34,000 to the Eddington Fire Department and more than $23,000 to the Denmark Volunteer Fire Department. Michaud says Eddington’s grant will cover the cost […]