NextStep receives funding to expand efforts to help domestic violence survivors with pets ELLSWORTH – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently presented NextStep Domestic Violence Project with a charitable donation of $2,705. This gift was made possible by the Bank’s Casual for a Cause employee-led program with funds gifted last quarter....
Bar Harbor, Maine – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has named 15 recent high school graduates as recipients of the Bank’s 2021 Career Technology Education Scholarship. The $1,000 award is presented to students in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont who attended a technical career program as part of their high...
Camden, Maine, July 22, 2021 – Camden National Bank announced that it is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Leaders & Luminaries Awards, a program started by the bank in 2011 to celebrate the importance of effective nonprofit board leaders in our community. Between now and September 24, 2021, the bank...
Ellsworth, Maine – July 15, 2021. The twenty-third annual Schoodic Scramble charity golf event will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the Grindstone Neck Golf Course in Winter Harbor. Participants will enjoy 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, lobster stew, ice cream sundaes, wine, cheese, tournament hat, hole-in-one...
Bar Harbor, Maine – July 16, 2021 – The much-anticipated delivery of Mount Desert Island Hospital’s new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) building concluded with the successful placement of the structure adjacent to the hospital’s Breast Health Center entrance at 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 15. The building first arrived at...
ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND – The Hancock County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $197,918 in grants to 27 nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program. Grant recipients include: Ellsworth Public Library, for an outdoor library to provide safe and sufficient Wi-Fi access to students, job seekers, and others during...
Ken Weeks Birch Bark Canoe building and repair demonstration 8.14.21 from 10-4 at the Schoodic Arts for All Schoolhouse, 23 Harbor Road, Winter Harbor Ken Weeks, Birch Bark Canoe maker, will demonstrate birch bark canoe making and repairing at the Schoodic Arts for All Schoolhouse, 23 Harbor Road, Winter Harbor. The...
August 12, 2021 5:30-7 p.m. This virtual event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required. The Colby College Museum of Art will host a virtual panel discussion about a broad spectrum of Maine visual culture in the mid-century era. The program will expose audiences to some of the incredibly rich...
MeCap is conducting a statewide Community Needs Assessment. We are inviting you to participate in this important project by taking a short survey. We value your opinions and would greatly appreciate your insights. The community-wide survey results will help MeCap and your local Community Action Program better understand what challenges...
Small businesses impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for a Targeted EIDL Advance (grant) of up to $10,000, as well as a Supplemental Targeted Advance of $5000. These grants do not have to be repaid. The SBA is now encouraging all eligible businesses to apply. To be considered for one of...