The deadline to apply to AVCOG’s HUB Grant program is Friday, March 29.
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Poland Spring to donate money for Lewiston, other departments, to buy bulletproof vests
Ben Dyer, a Poland Spring employee, was one of 13 people injured during the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Gov. Mills: ‘Please take advantage of help’ from FEMA storm recovery centers
Touring the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Skowhegan, one of five slated to open in Maine, Gov. Janet Mills urged residents to seek help in recouping losses from the powerful December storm that brought widespread power outages and flooding to Maine.
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MaineCF grants available to Androscoggin County nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations in Androscoggin County may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. The program invests in local projects and organizations that help build strong communities. In 2023, nine Androscoggin County nonprofit organizations were awarded grants totaling $60,000. Donors with advised funds at MaineCF made three additional grants totaling […]
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Spruce Mountain schools seek waiver for days missed in October due to mass shooting
Two towns and one school in Regional School Unit 73 are in Androscoggin County, which was under a shelter-in-place recommendation Oct. 26 and 27.
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Council offers maps of Androscoggin River Trail, lake paddling
The Androscoggin River Watershed Council maintains interactive maps of the Androscoggin River Trail and Maine West Calm Waters. The River Trail has more than 50 publicly available river access sites on the Magalloway and Androscoggin rivers. The Calm Waters map provides information on public access to the lakes and ponds along with a few river […]
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Maine State Credit Union to donate $20,000 to charities
AUGUSTA — Maine State Credit Union is committing to donating $20,000 to charities in the eight counties it serves through its Drive for Good Campaign. This program allows credit union members to donate $25 to a local nonprofit when they finance an auto, truck or motorcycle loan through Maine State CU in 2023. “The Drive […]
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Internal failure temporarily knocks out 9-1-1 emergency calling system for 12 communications centers in Maine
The 12 regional communications centers, which were down for about 90 minutes early Wednesday — included Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties.
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Shelters not allowed: Auburn pressed to rethink homeless policies
After an encampment at a local church was cleared due to code violations, the city of Auburn is facing questions over its larger role in addressing the homelessness crisis.
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Farmington-based healthy coalition gets $1 million federal grant to help vaccine efforts in five counties
The project’s target population includes the unvaccinated in the service areas of Franklin, Androscoggin and Oxford counties.