Assault Support Services News Today

Sexual Assault Support Services is launching a new chatline for survivors of sexual violence to talk about their experience in a safe place.

The former childcare worker charged with what federal police have alleged is the ‘unfathomable’ abuse of young children across Australia has officially been charged with more than 15000 offences.

Cook for a Crowd Benefits Brush with Nature: Bidding begins Sept. 18 for original works of art to benefit Maine Audubon. In-person previews at Gilsland Farm Audubon Sanctuary, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. Live and silent auction Sept. 29, maineaudubon.org/brushwithnature. Saturday 9/17 Muddy Ruckus: 1:45 p.m., Harvest Moon Garden Party, 1292 Harpswell Neck Road, West […]

Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine leadership voluntarily recognized a labor union formed by the advocacy group's workers, a move labor experts called unusual.

Falmouth Field Day Benefits Sunday 8/21 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick Run for Kids 5K Race/Walk: 10:30 a.m., Flight Deck Brewing, 11 Atlantic

The cat’s meow Benefits We Walk with Haiti: Konbit Sante virtual 5K, to July 31, konbitsante.org. Thursday 6/23 Bloom at the Throttle Car Club: The Downs, Scarborough, supports Kids First Center, BBQ, music, dancing, auction, $85, kidsfirstcenter.org/gala-fundraiser. Books/Authors Road Scholars Walking Group: walk and listen to audiobooks with Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth. For more, […]

Benefits Music in April Online Auction: Benefits People Plus in Brunswick, to April 29, bit.ly/3ugmh27. Relief for Ukraine: Monetary donations accepted at all Ocean State Job Lot stores to support Ukrainian refugee families program. Books/Authors Poetry Stroll: Poems by Maine poets accompanied by original artwork by Brunswick High School students, local artist Charlotte Agell, and […]

ROCKLAND – The Knox County Budget Committee and the Knox County Commissioners again met in a Zoom meeting on March 3 to discuss American Rescue Plan Act request for funds from municipalities and nonprofits. On February 17, they had pared down the...

The pandemic has had an impact on how clients can reach out for help and how the group can reach them, the executive director says.

Community Calendar: May 19-29 Wednesday 5/19 Literary Lunch: Brock Clarke discusses “I, Grape; Or the Case For Fiction” with Sarah Domet, noon, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free, portlandlibrary.com. Wednesday 5/26 Edward Ball will speak about the book “The Life of a Klansman” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, as part of “Begin Again, reckoning with intolerance in Maine,” by Maine Historical Society in Portland. Contributed / Nina Subin “The Life of a Klansman,” Begin...