The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce named Roopers Beverage & Redemption of Oxford the March 2017 Business of the Month. Each month, the chamber honors and recognizes a member based on specific criteria. Roopers Beverage & Redemption recently expanded the products available in the Oxford store by obtaining a spirits license. The chamber will make […]
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Androscoggin Bank announces grant award recipients
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank leaders recently announced the recipients of the bank’s biannual grant awards by Greater Giving, a community impact program launched last year to support organizations that benefit the community through economic development, education or the arts. Four of the five awards were made to organizations in Lewiston-Auburn or the tri-county region. They […]
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Sabattus Credit Union donates over $13,000 to help end hunger
Sabattus Regional Credit Union distributed $13,274.66 to local hunger organizations in 2016. SRCU placed 14th in total funds raised and fourth in member contributions in the Maine Credit Union’s Campaign for Ending Hunger. It received a reward grant of $1,600 for placing in the top 25 in both categories, adding to the $11,674.66 the credit […]
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Kennebec Savings supports Johnson Hall
Kennebec Savings Bank presented $25,000 to Johnson Hall as part of the bank’s $100,000 pledge toward the Gardiner hall’s historic rehabilitation project. Kennebec Savings Bank President and CEO Andrew Silsby, right, presented a check to Michael Miclon, of Buckfield, executive artistic director of Johnson Hall. The donation was the third installment toward the total pledge. […]
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Bangor Savings Bank gives $5,000 to LEAP
FARMINGTON — Bangor Savings Bank’s Community Matters More has given $5,000 to Life Enrichment Advancing People to reinvest in community recreation and accessibility for people of all abilities. Farmington-based LEAP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in west central Maine. The grant is for advocacy, […]
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Bangor Savings Bank grants $75,000 to Lifeflight
LEWISTON — Bangor Savings Bank has donated $75,000 to LifeFlight of Maine toward replacing two original 2004 helicopters. LifeFlight of Maine Executive Director Thomas P. Judge said the donation was the first major grant in the campaign to raise $8 million of the $13 million needed to buy the next generation of aircraft. LifeFlight, which […]
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Panera Bread donates $25,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank
PR Management Corp., a franchisee of Panera bread, recently presented $25,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Auburn as part of its Feeding America initiative. In all, PR Management Corp. will donate $275,000 to food banks in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The Maine Paneras operated by PR Management collected funds from customers through in-store […]
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Camden Bank give $10,000 to Maine schools
Camden National Bank recently donated more than $10,000 to provide tickets for over 2,100 high school students across the state to attend and cheer on their boys’ and girls’ hockey and basketball teams at state championship finals. Among the recipients were Monmouth Academy, Lewiston High School and Saint Dominic Academy, giving more students access to […]
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Otis Credit Union makes donation to area food pantries
JAY — Otis Federal Credit Union recently made donations to four area food pantries as part of its Ending Hunger Fundraising Campaign for 2016. A total of $8,004.68 was split among the four pantries: Spruce Mountain Primary School Food Pantry in Livermore, Tri-Town Ministerial Association Food Cupboard in Livermore Falls, Care and Share Food Closet […]
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Bangor Savings helps Briar Patch Greenhouse
Bangor Savings Bank recently gave $2,500 to the Hope Association’s new Briar Patch Greenhouse being built across from Mountain Valley Middle School on Highland Terrace in Mexico. Hope Association provides leadership, residential, case management, vocational and community support services to individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families. Bank staff recently visited the existing greenhouse operation […]