There is no clear reason why Maine’s average price is about 40 cents higher than the national average of $3.99, but several industry experts said the Northeast generally has higher gas prices than the rest of the nation.
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Maine workforce program receives $500K to help homeless veterans
Fedcap Inc. is launching Veterans Forward to provide veterans, service members and their families critically needed support in emergency situations such as housing, substance use treatment, home heating assistance, food and clothing, and job training across Maine. The program is essential given rising costs because of record inflation that put additional financial stress on many […]
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Maine Audubon annual Loon Count set for July 16
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon has set its annual Loon Count for 7 a.m. Saturday, July 16. For nearly four decades, Maine Audubon has been studying loon behavior and engaging volunteers across Maine in conservation efforts to bolster the loon population. One of its most powerful and popular tools is the loon count, according to a […]
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Maine couples celebrate at Silver & Gold Anniversary Mass
Some met at dances or through blind dates. Others were high school sweethearts or met in college. For many, the attraction was instant. For others, it took time to blossom. Whatever the circumstances, for the couples who gathered June 25 for the Silver & Gold Anniversary Mass, the result has been a decade or two […]
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UMaine Augusta to host events statewide for remotely piloted aircraft
Manned and unmanned Aviation Studies at the University of Maine at Augusta delivers a program of study for students who aspire to be pilots. Remotely piloted aircraft students also can learn how to design, build, and maintain both fixed wing and quadcopter aircraft. They design systems with video and telemetry equipment and learn how to […]
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AARP awards grants to 11 Maine organizations
AARP Maine has announced that 11 organizations throughout the state will receive 2022 Community Challenge grants, part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.4 million awarded among 260 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public places; transportation; housing; diversity, equity […]
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Portland-based nonprofit announces 2022 Mitchell Scholars
The Mitchell Institute, Portland-based nonprofit founded by Senator George J. Mitchell to improve college outcomes for students from every community in Maine, has announced its annual cohort of scholars. The 147 recipients of the Mitchell Scholarship, representing every public high school from across the state, will each receive a scholarship award of $10,000 to be […]
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AARP Maine seeks community service award nominees
AARP Maine is seeking nominations for its 2022 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service which honors those individuals who share their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of others in their community. The annual award is named after AARP’s founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, who founded AARP in 1958 at the age of […]
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Ag agency accepting committee nominations for farmers, ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas for members. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction. This may include LAAs that are focused on an urban or suburban area, according to a […]
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Association seeks people who served in Army’s 2nd Infantry Division
OLIVIA, N.C. — The Second Infantry Division Association is searching for anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and its 99th annual reunion, planned for Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 in Kansas City, Missouri, contact Mike Davino at [email protected] or 919-498-1910.