Today, the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s Efficiency Maine program announced the award of $635,000 for energy efficiency projects at 19 commercial, municipal and non-profit facilities across Maine.
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Efficiency Maine Awards $635,000 Energy Efficiency Projects
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Business & Innovation, Education, Energy Issues, Issue 24, Maine's green energy potential
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Calendar for Haitian Benefit Concert in Portland
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Community Maine
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Join Sean Mencher and His Rhythm Kings, Lady Lamb the BeeKeeper, Peter Alexander, and other great local musicians and bands on Sunday evening February 21 for a Concert at First Parish Unitarian Meeting House in Downtown Portland to benefit the people of Haiti.
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Low cost legal help available
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Public Safety
A Web site launched recently ,by Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a statewide organization, assists low-income and senior citizens with legal problems. The site, www.HelpMELaw.org, offers a variety of resources that anyone can use.
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Workshops on grant programs for farmers
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Business & Innovation, Community Maine
Western Mountains Alliance is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program to bring workshops on two grant programs to the local agricultural community.
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$4.8 billion in stimulus funds available for broadband projects in rural areas
January 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Business & Innovation, Community Maine, Creative Economy
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced on January 22, 2010, that $4.8 billion in stimulus funds is available in a second round of grants and loans to expand broadband access in rural areas across the country.
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Maine needs blood donations
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Health Care, Public Safety
At a press conference concerning the disaster in Haiti, people were also encouraged to donate blood to the Red Cross. Maine currently has a shortage of Type 0-negative and B-negative blood. There are donation centers in Bangor and Portland. Please go to the Red Cross site: www.redcross.org
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Governor and Maine Legislature Express Support for Haiti
January 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Announcements, Community Maine, Public Safety
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HOME Program Expands to Cover Entire Cumberland County
January 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Community Maine, Public Safety
PORTLAND, Maine - Starting January 12, 2010, federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds will be available for home repair and homeownership applicants living in Cumberland County through a new HOME Consortium program administered by the City of Portland’s Department of Planning and Urban Development.
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Maine Heritage Village Welcomes All Crafter’s Big or Small
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Creative Economy
Maine Heritage Village is excited to begin its second season on May 1st, 2010. Over the winter months the village has been expanding its buildings and grounds to make room for artists and crafter’s to display more of their products for all to see.
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Hearings on Maine’s energy efficiency future
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Community Maine, Energy Issues, Maine's green energy potential
Beginning this Friday, there are three opportunities for Maine citizens to provide input to Maine’s Energy Efficiency plan , which sets the stage for future investments that are critical to reducing global warming pollution and energy costs, increasing Maine’s energy independence, and creating green jobs. Energy efficiency is the largest and most affordable energy resource that we have in Maine, and it is still largely untapped.
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