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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 M A R C H 8 , 2 0 2 1 Community Health and Counseling Services in Bangor was awarded $3.2 million and Sweetser in Saco $2.9 mil- lion by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Men- tal Health Services to support mental health and substance use programs, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a total of $81,502 through the agency's FY2020 Assis- tance to Firefighters Grant COVID-19 Supplemental program to five volun- teer and combination fire departments in Maine. Recipients included Oakland Fire Rescue, $32,653; Westbrook Fire-Rescue Department, $24,613; Presque Isle Fire Department, $13,285; Rockland Fire and EMS, $9,738; and Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, $1,213. Eleven organizations in Maine were awarded a total of $280,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts to enhance performing arts and literature programs. Portland Museum of Art in Portland received $45,000; Bates College, Lewiston, $40,000; Skow- hegan School of Painting and Sculp- ture in Madison, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle and Alice James Books in Farmington, $30,000 each; Adam Giannelli, visiting assistant professor of English, Colby College, Waterville, $25,000 each; Cultural Resources in Rockport, Points North Institute in Camden and Port- land Stage Co. in Portland, $20,000 each; and Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick and Opera Maine in Portland, $10,000 each. United Way of Greater Portland awarded a total of $239,173 to eight programs as part of its newly estab- lished Racial Equity Fund. Recipients included: Hand in Hand/ Mano en Mano, $54,003; Cross Cultural Com- munity Services, $46,500; In Her Presence, $37,000; Gateway Com- munity Services Maine, $36,670; Maine Association for New Americans, $30,000; Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center and Intercultural Community Center, $15,000; and Al Badoo Community Association of Maine, $5,000. Bristol Seafood in Portland launched the Bristol Grab & Go range of retail prod- ucts featuring line-caught Alaska cod and sustainably farmed Atlantic salmon. As part of its 100 th anniversary celebra- tion, Oakhurst in Portland is challeng- ing and encouraging businesses, gro- cery retailers, community members and local leaders to embrace the values of kindness, goodness and "Maineness." ecomaine, a recycling and waste-to- energy operation based in Portland, announced the launch of Master Re- cyclers, an educational curriculum de- signed to provide participants with six months of information, activities and background. The organization created the course in response to a growing interest in recycling, composting, and sustainable waste management. Central Maine Growth Council in Waterville, was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration, in Gorham Savings relaunches LaunchPad business pitch contest — In addition to the return, it's a sure sign of spring $71M in federal funds will help roll out broadband access for rural Maine — Pushing the "last mile" out a bit further Seacoast Mission brings first COVID-19 vaccination clinics to Maine islands — Serving underserved areas Extinction worries loom for both lobster industry and right whales — Is there enough room in the ocean for both? CMP corridor opponents score a win in second referendum attempt — There is no perfect energy solution, but we all use electricity Bar Harbor-Nova Scotia ferry company earns $1M a year while ship sits idle — At least it's not Mainers paying the fee C R E D I T S & D E B I T S N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E S T A T E W I D E N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N S O U T H E R N N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N

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