Maine students interested in careers in journalism can apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation. The scholarship honors Gannett, a businessman and entrepreneur who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he merged into the Portland Press Herald, according to […]
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Registration opens for 2022 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival
Organizers of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival recently announced that they plan to hold the event in person on Saturday, June 25, in downtown Dover-Foxcroft. The festival brings thousands of people to Dover-Foxcroft to celebrate the taste of Maine’s “official state treat,” the whoopie pie, according to a news release from festival organizers. The festival […]
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UMaine Extension to offer workshop on winter care of backyard poultry
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a workshop for prospective and beginning small-scale meat and egg producers from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo St., Dover-Foxcroft. “Winter Care of Backyard Poultry” topics include poultry breeds and their housing, health and nutrition needs. Various waterers […]
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With increasing food insecurity, new phase of national program a relief to Winslow, other providers
The USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program delivered much needed relief, but now food pantries are left wondering how much this new phase will bring.
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Dover-Foxcroft police chief arrested and charged in domestic assault
Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Ryan Reardon is accused of trying to strangle a woman with whom he was having an affair.
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Dover-Foxcroft police chief arrested and charged in domestic assault
Officials say a Maine police chief has been arrested for allegedly attempting to strangle a woman with whom he was having an affair.
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Extension workshop on photographing beef cattle for market sale set for Sept. 30
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will offer a free online workshop about photographing beef cattle for virtual markets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to a news release from the UMaine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County Office in Dover-Foxcroft. Designed for youth and adults with experience using digital cameras […]
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King Cummings Skowhegan Region Fund seeks grant applications
The Maine Community Foundation’s King Cummings Grants for the Skowhegan Region is accepting applications from nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 that support local projects and organizations that benefit Skowhegan, Solon, South Solon, and East Madison, according to a news release from the foundation. The King Cummings Grants for the Skowhegan Region offers three […]
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MaineCF’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awards $157,500 in grants
PORTLAND — The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 31 grants totaling $157,500 to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine, according to a news release from Carl Little, communications manager. Grants include: • Androscoggin Home Health Services Inc., to purchase emergency food bags and […]
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Heart of Maine Community Stories to document life during COVID-19 pandemic
Contributions can be a photo, video, interview, letter, poem.