The center will offer help applying for economic aid related to damage from the Dec. 18 storm.
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Biden doubling emergency spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms, climate change
2021 has already had significant winter storms that caused a deadly blackout in Texas and other states and underscore the damage caused by climate change.
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Don’t Panic! An emergency alert test will come to your phone Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 225 million electronic devices across the United States will wail and buzz Wednesday afternoon as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts an emergency alert test. A tone will sound at 2:18 p.m. EDT, similar to that of an Amber Alert or flood watch warning, and the subject of the alert will […]
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Puerto Rican evacuees hunt for housing as vouchers expire
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Like many Puerto Ricans who fled to the mainland after Hurricane Maria, Jose Santiago has been scrambling to find a place to live. The federal vouchers that pay for his hotel room near the Orlando airport expire at checkout time Friday. He has visited apartment complexes, but his name gets put […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen June 5, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Center Resignation What happened: Chairwoman Maida DeMers-Dobson and Vice Chairwoman Cheryl Coffman accepted Selectman Del Dunn’s resignation from the board with “many, many, many regrets.” What it means: In his resignation letter, Dunn apologized to the citizens of Buckfield for resigning because of a conflict in his […]
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Andover requests FEMA funds for storm disaster sites
ANDOVER — Selectmen voted Tuesday night to dismiss Code Enforcement Officer Michael Moore of Dixfield because they can’t reach him by phone and he hasn’t attended Planning Board meetings, Selectman Jane Rich said Wednesday. Moore was hired in September and his phone has been disconnected, she said. The board will send a letter advising him […]
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Applications being taken for Emergency Food and Shelter Program
FARMINGTON — The Emergency Food and Shelter Program is a federal program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It is designed to supplement and expand ongoing efforts to provide shelter, food and supportive services for the nation’s hungry, homeless and people in economic crisis. On behalf of Franklin County, the United Way of the […]
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Donald Trump arrives in Texas to get briefed on Harvey recovery
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Eager to show he’s attentive and on the job, President Donald Trump touched down in storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, taking pains not to interfere with Harvey recovery efforts. “This was of epic proportion,” the president declared as he met with local officials. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told […]
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Chellie Pingree calls Donald Trump's Coast Guard, FEMA cuts 'reckless'
PORTLAND (AP) — Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine says a Trump administration plan to trim the Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency budgets are “illogical” and “reckless.” Pingree made the statements on Thursday in response to reports that Trump’s budget proposal calls for a 14 percent cut to the Coast Guard and an […]
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What You Need to Know: Auburn City Council
Auburn City Council Workshop and regular meeting March 21, 2016 Auburn Hall Fire Grants What it means: The city could get four additional firefighter/paramedics if it gets a federal grant. What happened: Councilors took their first step Monday toward endorsing an application for a federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response, or SAFER Grant from the […]