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Former IDEXX CEO finds new purpose in philanthropy after catastrophic bike accident
Renee Cordes Updated: July 6, 2021In an interview from his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., two years after a bike accident that left him quadriplegic, Jonathan Ayers talks about how he has found new purpose in feline-focused philanthropy that goes well beyond money.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 6, 2021
In Augusta, the First Amendment Museum hopes to bring an underpinning of democracy to life
Maureen Milliken Updated: July 12, 2021A museum dedicated to a cornerstone of American liberty has been slowly taking shape next to the Maine Capitol. Now the museum is making progress on a $14 million funding campaign and aiming to create a national profile.
Maureen Milliken Updated: July 12, 2021
Augusta center for special-need kids gets further $250K gift to help fund expansion
Renee Cordes June 24, 2021The latest gift, from Gardiner-based business owners Peter and Sandra Prescott, comes a month after a $1 million gift from another local couple to help the Children's Center fund the expansion of its Augusta facility.
Renee Cordes June 24, 2021
Maine Community Foundation awards $225K in Start Up/Scale Up grants
Staff Updated: June 24, 2021This marks the second year of grants through Maine Community Foundation's Start Up/Scale Up Program, which provides funding to nonprofits helping new ventures grow through shared work spaces as well as incubator and accelerator programs.
Staff Updated: June 24, 2021
Two United Way groups merge to boost their impact across southern Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: June 18, 2021United Way of Greater Portland and United Way of York County will join forces to form a nonprofit called United Way of Southern Maine, in a merger set to take effect July 1.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 18, 2021
$10M awarded to 7 Maine community development financial institutions
Staff June 17, 2021Awards up to $1.8 million will help create financial products and services to support business development and address critical needs such as affordable housing. “You don’t just rebuild what you’ve lost. You build what you hope to have,” said one
Staff June 17, 2021
Maine Community Foundation, Yarmouth music group receive $4M from MacKenzie Scott
William Hall June 16, 2021The gifts are among 286 the philanthropist announced Tuesday. They come after Scott, also an author and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, announced charitable donations totaling over $4.1 billion in December, three of which went to Maine recipients.
William Hall June 16, 2021
$25M gift to Maine Medical Center, its largest donation ever, will fund ongoing expansion
William Hall June 16, 2021The final major piece of the Portland hospital's $534 million expansion, a six-story building now under construction on Congress Street, will be named in honor of the donors.
William Hall June 16, 2021
Maine Community Foundation hires former Kellogg Foundation CEO as interim president
Peter Van Allen June 10, 2021Sterling Speirn, who started this month, steps in for Steve Rowe, who will retire after six years at the helm.
Peter Van Allen June 10, 2021
UpStart Maine to launch new showcase and mentorship programs
Staff Updated: June 8, 2021A $20,000 grant will help the coalition, which comprises entrepreneur-support organizations in the Bangor area, officially launch two programs piloted this past spring — Maine Innovation Nights and Virtual Mentor Nights.
Staff Updated: June 8, 2021
As Bar Harbor’s housing crunch continues, a proposal for 10 affordable units may help
Laurie Schreiber June 7, 2021The cluster development would include six single-family homes and two duplexes. The projected development cost is $1.5 million. Lack of affordable housing means most people working on Mount Desert Island live off-island.
Laurie Schreiber June 7, 2021
Business coalition demands fix for Maine's essential support workforce crisis
Staff Updated: June 4, 2021Scores of businesses and nonprofits are calling for increased wages for essential support workers, who can earn more doing almost anything else, advocates say. The workforce crunch means thousands of Mainers can’t find help they need with daily life
Staff Updated: June 4, 2021
Maine Women’s Fund awards $155K in grants to 16 nonprofits
Staff Updated: June 1, 2021The organizations received awards of $7,500 and $10,000 and ranged from a just-launched center providing bilingual child care in Washington County to a program offering support for victims of elder abuse.
Staff Updated: June 1, 2021
Greater Portland’s new Habitat For Humanity chief plans to build on group's 'momentum'
Staff May 28, 2021The organization has three homes under construction in Freeport and eight more planned in South Portland. The new executive director said she plans to “to bring Habitat to the next level.”
Staff May 28, 2021
'Maine Cabin Masters' teams with Landry/French to help renovate Camp Sunshine
Staff May 27, 2021Volunteers from the hit TV show and the Scarborough construction company replaced dozens of aging windows at the Casco nonprofit camp — in a single day.
Staff May 27, 2021Franklin County health care group receives $800K federal grant to expand outreach
Staff May 27, 2021The funding, to be administered over four years, will allow Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County to expand community health services for underserved, isolated and vulnerable people.
Staff May 27, 2021
Today's Poll
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For many, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and friends. It can also mean travel headaches.
AAA predicts a record 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1.
Of those travelers, 73 million will go by car — up 1.3 million from a year ago.
With the federal shutdown resolved, air travel is expected to be back at normal levels — although, in this case, it will mean normal Thanksgiving levels. AAA predicts that 6 million people will travel by air, a 2% increase. (Last year, Portland International Jetport broke its Thanksgiving travel record, with 64,348 travelers, up from 54,636 in 2023.)
Another 2.5 million people will travel by bus, train or cruise ship.
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