About 500 positions in food service and housekeeping at Northern Light acute care facilities, including Inland Hospital and Lakewood Continuing Care in Waterville, will be taken over by Compass One starting in January, according to a Northern Light official.
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Press Herald, Maine Trust for Local News recognized with Maine Press awards
The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram won 60 awards for journalism and advertising excellence as part of the annual Maine Press Association contest.
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Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel staff take top honors at 2024 Maine Press Association ceremony
The press association’s annual awards ceremony was held Saturday at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Event Center in Bar Harbor.
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Carriers reach tentative contract with USPS to include pay raises, air-conditioned trucks
Letter carriers have been working without a new contract since their old one expired in May 2023.
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Wayne daycare program reopens
Pooh Bear’s history at the church dates back to the 1970s.
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UScellular donates $41,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville
The grant supports academic programming and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education for children.
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University of Maine at Augusta East Millinocket Center executive receives award
Rountree started at UMA’s East Millinocket center in 1995 as assistant director.
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Credit union based in Newport, Pittsfield raising money for breast cancer nonprofit
Pink ribbons are available to purchase for $2 each throughout the month at the credit union’s Newport and Pittsfield office locations.
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Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering U.S. economy
Higher-income households have been fortified by huge gains in housing and stock market wealth since the pandemic.
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Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.