The nonprofit needs more room in order to make a dent in a continuous backlog of 250-plus requests for donations.
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Cause of printing press fire in Lisbon still being investigated
The fire at Dingley Press on Monday morning was safely extinguished and no injuries were reported.
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Posted inMaine, News
Homeless people are being moved more quickly in Portland, but some have nowhere to go
The city and social service organizations are struggling to help dozens of individuals sleeping outside who can’t or won’t stay in a shelter, but the mayor says Portland can only do so much.
Posted inBusiness, News
More than 125 miles of aging gas lines replaced in southern Maine
Over 14 years, Unitil Corp. installed high-density plastic pipe and made other upgrades that have cut gas leaks and methane escaping into the air.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s elusive killer yields new evidence, but few answers
Over the weekend, police divers were seen searching a pond in Central Park, where the killer fled after the shooting.
Posted inMaine
Santa arrives by lobster boat at Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude
The annual holiday festival kicked off this weekend with a hat parade and Santa’s arrival, on a boatload full of elves and giant lobsters.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Abortion funds take on bigger role in Maine, nationwide as access shifts
Financial support for the nonprofit support groups has surged since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Posted inMaine, News
Three generations on central Maine farm to donate Christmas trees for troops
Pinkham’s Treefarm is one of about a dozen Maine Christmas tree farms to donate trees to military bases and families of deployed troops.
Posted inNation & World
‘Reindeer’ volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children living on the front lines
The children’s wishes are published on the project’s website. Donors affectionately known as magicians then choose a letter and buy the requested gift for the ‘reindeer’ to deliver.
Posted inNation & World
It’s almost winter, but much of the U.S. is still unusually dry
Only the years 2012, 2021 and 2022 were more unusually dry this late in the year, putting 2024 in fourth place for countrywide dryness since such records began in 2000.