LEWISTON — Community Credit Union presented Safe Voices with a check for $500 on June 8 to help supply its food pantry at its shelter. Safe Voices offers support for those affected by domestic violence through offices in Farmington, Lewiston, South Paris/Norway and Rumford. The offices provide one-on-one support, support groups, children’s services, advocacy, information, referrals, […]
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Lewiston law firm and attorney honored for pro bono work
LEWISTON — Pine Tree Legal Assistance honored Lewiston-based law firm Hardy Wolf & Downing and one of its partners, Sheldon Tepler at an event in Lewiston on Oct. 24. Pine Tree presented two awards to local heroes: board President Stacy Stitham presented the 1967 Commitment to Justice Award to Hardy Wolf & Downing and Executive […]
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Rotary, TD Bank donate care packages for homeless
TD Bank recently teamed up with the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club and Kids that Care to hold donation drives that provided Trinity Jubilee Center’s Day Shelter with more than 200 care packages for the needy. The project was spearheaded by Callie Cook, a manager at TD Bank and member of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. The drive […]
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Community Credit Union donates to Meals on Wheels program
LEWISTON – Community Credit Union has presented $500 to SeniorsPlus, the Aging and Disability Resource Center for Western Maine. SeniorsPlus provides services to older adults, adults with disabilities and their families in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The agency operates Meals on Wheels, which provided more than 150,000 meals in 2017. Community Credit Union has branches […]
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Maine Oxy golf tourney nets biggest donation to date
AUBURN — Maine Oxy recently raised a record-breaking $20,000 at its annual charity golf tournament Sept. 15 to benefit The Travis Mills Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit organization formed to benefit and assist wounded and injured veterans and their families. In June 2017, the foundation opened its national retreat center in Rome, where veterans and […]
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Poland Spring honors 'Good Neighbors'
POLAND — More than 100 local recipients of 2017 Poland Spring Good Neighbor Grants were recognized for their community service by Poland Spring Water Co. The biennial luncheon Aug. 28 was held at the Poland Spring Museum. In addition, the company presented the 2018 Natural Leader Award to the Poland Spring Preservation Society. The award […]
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Norway Savings gives $10,000 to Deertrees Theatre
Norway Savings Bank recently announced a donation of $10,000 to the historic Deertrees Theatre in Harrison for a major overhaul to the audience seating. This gift will be paid over two years. A longtime destination for arts and entertainment, the Deertrees Theatre was built in 1936. It has served as an opera house, home to summer […]
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Fontaine Family continues support for Make-A-Wish Maine
Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader recently raised $7,131 to help grant the 1,400th wish by the Make-A-Wish Maine organization. The money was raised through Fontaine’s Bid-For-Wishes Facebook silent auction. For the past 10 years, the real estate company has raised money for Make-a-Wish through the Walk-for-Wishes or Bid-for-Wishes events to help grant the […]
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Poland Spring awards $15,000 in scholarships
POLAND — Fifteen Maine high school seniors have received Good Science Scholarships of $1,000 each from Poland Spring Water Co. Recipients included three from Fryeburg Academy, four from Gray-New Gloucester High School, three from Poland Regional High School and five from Bonny Eagle High School. Each recipient is planning to pursue post-secondary education in life […]
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Skowhegan Bank awards grant to RFA
Skowhegan Savings Bank has awarded a grant to the Rangeley Friends of the Arts for student programming and scholarships. From the left are Ashley Quimby, personal banker; Christopher Farmer, vice president and regional community banker; Valerie Zapolsky, RFA president; Dora Sargent, Rangeley branch manager; Shelly Lowell, community banker; and Ariel Clinch, personal banker.