Overcoming federal cuts in food assistance will be a challenge for food pantries, and could be an insurmountable task for smaller organizations that serve especially vulnerable populations, hunger prevention advocates say.
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Maine foundation offers journalism scholarships
Maine students interested in careers in journalism can apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation. The scholarship honors Gannett, a businessman and entrepreneur who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he merged into the Portland Press Herald, according to […]
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Aroostook County community locked down briefly after stabbing
Police charge a man with stabbing a female shopper in an unprovoked attack outside the Mars Hill store on Wednesday.
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Washburn woman arrested after police chase stolen DOT truck until it crashes
MARS HILL — A Washburn woman is accused of stealing a Maine Department of Transportation truck and crashing it. The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to a Mars Hill gas station Thursday after 27-year-old Rachel Donnelly of Washburn was asked to leave. When a deputy showed up, the sheriff’s office says Donnelly left […]