Wiscasset-based National Digital Equity Center was recently selected as a recipient of National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The $13.7 million award marks the first significant investment in digital opportunity in Maine’s history and will propel the state’s efforts to close the digital divide, the center said in a prepared release. […]
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Portland Gear Hub raises funds to buy its building
After raising $1.56 million over two years, the nonprofit bicycle and outdoor gear organization secured its location on Washington Avenue, allowing for an expansion of programs and continued accessibility.
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Bath nonprofit working with employers to help workers learn English
Midcoast Literacy provides English lessons at workplaces in the Midcoast and is looking to reach even more in 2025.
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Meet the new face of Growing to Give charitable farm
Growing to Give Farm Director Theda Lyden hands over leadership to Lindsay Wasko, who will carry on the mission of cultivating fresh produce for those in need.
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Midcoast organizations awarded $90,000 to help feed, house, educate locals
Four Midcoast organizations have been awarded a total of $90,000 in grants to pursue missions in their communities. The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 79 grants totaling $1.5 million statewide to provide food, shelter, and other essential services to Mainers in need through its 2024 Direct Services Grant Program. Among those recipients are: • […]
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Giving Voice: Sharing tables and the summer season
During the summertime, a common sight throughout various Midcoast towns is a simple table heaped with boxes and piles of produce, often stationed outside the public library or some other community hub. Often bearing the banner of the Merrymeeting Gleaners, these Sharing Tables offer free fruits and vegetables, available for anyone to take anonymously. The […]
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Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
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New Hope Midcoast board president receives award and $2,000 grant for nonprofit
Camden National Bank recently announced that Vera Rand Roberts of New Hope Midcoast has been awarded a Spotlight Award and a $2,000 grant as part of the 2023 Leaders & Luminaries Awards. Roberts, New Hope Midcoast’s board president, was nominated by her peers for her strong leadership and advocacy skills as well as her flexibility […]
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Nonprofit to feed Midcoast families with homemade lasagna
A nonprofit started by a New England mom in 2020, Lasagna Love, has fed over 1.5 million individuals across the nation and is now coming to the Midcoast.
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Maine Voices: Joining Zero Foodprint has changed my life as a small-business owner
Their model is to pay farmers to practice regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon, which is good for the soil and for the climate.