Auburn office launches Economic Recovery Hub Grant Program

The deadline to apply to AVCOG’s HUB Grant program is Friday, March 29.

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.

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.

MaineCF grants available to Androscoggin County nonprofits

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.

Council offers maps of Androscoggin River Trail, lake paddling

Maine State Credit Union to donate $20,000 to charities

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.

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.

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.