Homeless Shelter Bill Advances

Photo: KOMUnews via Creative Commons From a press release AUGUSTA – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, that would increase funding for homeless shelters in Maine, received unanimous approval from the Maine Legislature last week. The bill would allocate $10 million for ongoing funding for all shelters across the state and an additional $2.5 million for ongoing funding to increase the nightly rate the state pays to low-barrier shelters. “In York County alone, there are an estimated 300 individuals…

Out In The Woods

Ruby-throated hummingbird caught in a rare moment of repose Buzzing Hummingbirds Can Fend Off Larger Intruders Photo: Rick from Georgia via Creative Commons Kevin McKeon, Mousam Way Land Trust Director The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is eastern North America’s sole breeding hummingbird and is viciously territorial. I once spotted one at our feeder with the beak of another in its breast. Another one of our visitors flew at 30 mph, with 50 wingbeats a second, fending off all comers to any of…

SHS Theater’s Guys and Dolls Rocks the Boat

Nathan Detroit (played by Jack Van Gieson) gets the cold shoulder from Adelaide (Kaylin Penley) in Sanford High School’s recent production of “Guys and Dolls” By Lawrence Furbish and Barbara Sutcliffe Guys and Dolls is one of the most famous Broadway shows. Everything about it is big - cast, lots of dialogue, music and dance numbers, and history. To succeed, this show needs to start big, and it did with the Fugue for Tinhorns. "I got a horse right here;…

UMaine Extension Offering a Free Nutrition and Cooking Class

Photo: Patrick Mueller via Creative Commons From a press release The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, six-session nutrition education program at Cousens School, 12 Day Street, Kennebunk. It will be held Thursdays, April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 9 and 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The program will cover a range of topics including meal planning, smart shopping, food safety and cooking techniques that maximize nutrition while minimizing costs. Participants will have the opportunity…

Red Cross Offers Free Smoke Alarm Installations

Photo: Mike Mozart via Creative Commons From a press release The American Red Cross Northern New England Region is offering free smoke alarm installations for residents of Sanford and Waterboro during a Sound the Alarm home fire safety event on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Home fires claim seven lives every day in the United States, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. Here in Maine, the Red Cross responds to more than 250 home…

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