Videoconferencing has become the new normal as Maine municipalities adjust to doing necessary business in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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MaineCF awards COVID-19 Fund Grants
Grants awarded locally to Augusta, East Wilton and Farmington.
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USM’s Sullivan Gym to be converted to homeless shelter by next week
The gym on Falmouth Street in Portland will be open to men and women who need shelter and aren’t showing symptoms of having COVID-19.
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Portland clinic to resume services, after 2-week closure for quarantine
The India Street Public Health Center, which provides a needle exchange and other services, closed after staffers were exposed to a person with COVID-19.
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Foundation to offer scholarships for Richmond grads
The Richmond High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation offers support to graduating seniors at Richmond High School who are pursuing post-secondary education, according to a news release from the foundation. The application deadline is May 15. To apply, visit mainecf.org. Award decisions will be made based on an applicant’s academic, […]
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Coronavirus plunges Maine’s housing market into uncertainty
Before the global pandemic, home sales activity in the state had been on track for another record-breaking year.
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Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund grants available
Grants to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine are available from the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, according to a news release from the foundation. The fund awards grants to nonprofits that focus on individuals who live in Greater Portland, Lewiston/Auburn, Bath/Brunswick, and Biddeford/Saco/Sanford, or […]
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Cumberland County Jail inmate tests negative for coronavirus
An inmate who fell ill last week and was placed in quarantine is not infected, jail officials say.
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Northern Light Health appoints new chief executive
The health care system’s senior vice president and chief operating officer, Tim Dentry, will take over the top spot April 1.
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Portland issues stay-at-home order, closing all but essential workplaces
City officials say residents must shelter in place starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday to slow the spread of the virus, which has infected at least 5 city employees.