Program application deadlines have been extended to June 2.
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Bishop announces local priest assignments, retirements
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced local priest assignments and retirements, all effective Wednesday, July 5. Assignments Fr. Patrick Agbodi has been appointed administrator of Corpus Christi Parish (St. John the Baptist Church in Winslow and Notre Dame du Perpetual Secours Church in Waterville). Agbodi, who is parochial vicar of All Saints Parish in […]
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Nominations sought for Maine Family Business Awards
Awards celebrate the best family-owned businesses in Maine.
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12 farms receive agricultural grants
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has named the 12 recipients of the 2023 Maine Farms for the Future (FFF) Program. The farms were awarded technical assistance and $6,000 in business development funding through Phase 1 of the program. Three farms were approved for Phase 2 and have been awarded a $25,000 cash grant […]
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Program seeks applications from nonprofits to receive Sea Dogs tickets
Each group selected will receive 20 tickets to a designated game.
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AARP Maine seeks community service award nominees
The application deadline is July 15.
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Ag department opens signups for water quality program enrollment
Agricultural producers and landowners with certain expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts can receive additional rental incentives and extend that land’s role in conservation for another 30 years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened the signup period for its Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers enrollment (CLEAR30) now through July 31. CLEAR30 is a part […]
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Bishop announces 3 priest assignments
Bishop Robert Deeley has announced three priest assignments. The assignments are effective immediately, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications director, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. Monsignor Andrew Dubois has been appointed director of the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Seminarians. This appointment is in addition to his current role as pastor of […]
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Ag department announces Grassland Conservation Reserve Program
BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program through Friday, May 26. Among CRP enrollment opportunities, Grassland CRP is a unique working lands program, allowing producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while conserving grasslands and […]
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Ag department offers farm loans for underserved, beginning farmers
BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. Underserved or beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank can apply for FSA direct or guaranteed loans. “Farming and ranching is a capital-intensive […]