Maine Charity Foundation Fund awarded 12 grants for a total of $77,280 to nonprofit organizations.
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Literacy Volunteers — Waterville Area named Agency of Distinction
Literacy Volunteers – Waterville Area has been named Agency of Distinction by News Center Maine’s 2019 6 Who Care is Care Board of Governors, according to a news release from the Waterville nonprofit. For the past 45 years, the organization has provided free, confidential, one-on-one literacy instruction to adults. By working with adults who have […]
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Portland man gets 6½ years in prison for fatal shooting in Bayside’s troubled summer of 2018
Tyrese Collins pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing Jack Wilson. Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren sentenced Collins to 10 years, suspending all but 6½, citing Collins’ potential for rehabilitation.
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Maine’s Iranian Americans watch Middle East escalation with conflicting emotions
While they don’t mourn the death of Iran’s top military commander, they are concerned that the heightened tensions could lead to more pain and suffering for Iranian civilians, and put U.S. service members in harm’s way.
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The University of New England fall dean’s list
The University of New England, with campuses based in Biddeford, Portland and Tangier, Morocco, has announced the following area students were named to its 2019 fall semester dean’s list. They are: Samantha Heath and Olivia McPherson, both of Albion; Haley Gagne, Zinaida Gregor, Cameron Osborne and Lindsay Watts, all of Augusta; Ariana Veilleux and Elizabeth […]
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Man tried to enter Portland courthouse with 2 loaded handguns, officers say
Michael N. Noble, 46, of Gray faces two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm in a courthouse, News Center Maine reports.
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Feds award nearly $14 million in grants to fight homelessness in Maine
Some of the Housing and Urban Development funds also will be used to connect residents with affordable housing programs and services.
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Maine wine and food dealers worry new tariffs will upend business
Severe tariffs on wine, cheese, food and other products from Europe could devastate small businesses in Maine and across the U.S.
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Payment processing company in Portland tells state it is laying off 139 employees
Evo Payments International on Cumberland Avenue filed a notice that is required at least 90 days before a business closes or institutes a mass layoff.
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Portland-based Covetrus announces another senior management change
Following a troubled first year of operations, the veterinary technology and services company has replaced its chairman, CEO, chief financial officer and global supply chain officer.