Funeral directors say they are seeing more situations where General Assistance is needed to pay for a burial or cremation, but the amount paid by the program doesn’t completely cover expenses.
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Mobile Homeless Veterans’ Stand Down events planned around Maine
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plan to co-host the third annual Mobile Homeless Veterans’ Stand Down during October. The first priority of the Stand Downs is to provide veterans with connections to housing and working with partner organizations. The event will also offer access to new winter clothes […]
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4-H Fridays on the farm to start July 15
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer its on-farm summer learning series for ages 12-18 starting 9 a.m.-noon Friday, July 15, at Rustic Roots Farm, 120 Vipah Lane, Farmington. This is the second year that 4-H Fridays on the Farm has been offered for Maine teens to gain hands-on experience, talk with local […]
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Maine woman pleads guilty to stealing over $500,000 from her employer
The Springvale woman was an office manager for a company in Somersworth, New Hampshire.
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Maine Arts Commission names fellowship award winners
AUGUSTA — Amanda Huotari, Candice Gosta, Hanzaburo Araki, Lindz Amer, Nisa Smiley, Patricia Daunia, and Zahir Janmohamed are recipients of this year’s Maine Artist Fellowship Award, as announced by the Maine Arts Commission. The Maine Artist Fellowship awards each recipient $5,000 to help advance the careers of local artists. Fellowships are awarded in the following […]
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Springvale man charged with manslaughter in fatal Mother’s Day motorcycle crash
Police say Olaf Nordmann was intoxicated while riding the motorcycle when it crashed in Shapleigh, killing passenger Marisa Standley.
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Motorcycle crash in York County kills woman
Marisa Standly, 27, of Springvale died in the crash Sunday afternoon on Emery Mills Road in Shapleigh.
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Maine Voices: I asked for help. I didn’t realize it was going to come from a patient.
Despite the strain COVID has placed on health care workers, the question ‘Are you OK, Doctor?’ shows the trust that physicians and patients still share.
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Food safety training for volunteer cooks offered
The program is provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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Maine Veterans’ Cemetery System updates interment protocol for COVID-19
AUGUSTA — In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, effective Tuesday, March 31, the Maine Veterans’ Cemetery System will be completing direct interments only at all cemetery locations: Augusta (2), Caribou and Springvale, according to a news release from cemetery system. All Maine Veterans’ cemeteries are open and will continue to provide interments […]