Grant aids expansion at community health center

The Portland Community Health Center is getting a $500,000 grant to help it expand and renovate its Park Avenue facility. The money comes from the federal Affordable Care Act.
The renovation will allow the center to accommodate more patients and make medical care more efficient, according to a press release from U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree. The Portland Community Health Center currently serves 3,000 patients, and after the renovations will be able ...