Mar 8, 2021
Funds from the cityâs Small Business Relief Program could be used for free vaccines if the Norman City Council approves a resolution during its Tuesday night meeting.
In addition, the council will also consider using federal funds to help low income residents with damage related to the October 2020 ice storm and move forward with an electric transit bus.
According to a staff report, $55,000 remains unspent from the $6.5 million in Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Recovery (CARES) Act funds the city received last fall. Some money remains in the Small Business Relief Program account after businesses âfailed to meet the guidelines of the program,â the report reads.
DECATUR â Past the age when many of her peers veered toward retirement, Aileen Bellah is enjoying her first retail job.Â
There s a good chance you ve encountered her friendly face. Bellah, 92, has been working at TJ Maxx for 17 years, long before the store moved to its current location in Forsyth s Hickory Point Mall.Â
She was among the first employees hired when the store first opened in its original Decatur location at Brettwood Village Shopping Center. âI walked in here and they hired me,â she said. âAnd itâs been a wonderful place to work.â
Others her age may have found enjoyment in retirement, but that lifestyle isnât for Bellah. She has worked in other environments, including six years in Tate and Lyle s treasury department and a stint with the Federal Bankruptcy Court in California before she moved to Decatur to be near family.Â
Greg Dufour. (Photo courtesy Camden Rotary Club)
Camden National Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Dufour will address the Camden Rotary Club, Tuesday, March 16, at noon. His talk, “Post-Pandemic Opportunities and Challenges,” will be the sixth in a series the club is hosting about local economic and workforce development.
Dufour will tell how Camden National Bank responded to the pandemic and share his views on future economic conditions in the Midcoast. Topics will include the trend toward remote work, what will be needed for economic growth in the region during the coming decade, and the challenge of providing median-income workforce-accessible housing.
Mon, 03/08/2021 - 1:00pm
The City of Rockland and the Town of Thomaston are among recipients of municipal stream crossing grants awarded by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in 2021. Maine voters approved a bond package in 2018 that included $5 million dollars for vital infrastructure improvements at municipal stream crossings.
These monies fund competitive grants that match local funding for the upgrade of culverts at stream crossings on municipal roads.
The awarded projects will benefit public infrastructure and safety by replacing failing culverts that are at risk of complete washout or collapse; reduce flooding and increase resiliency with the installation or larger, higher capacity and longer-lived crossings. The upgraded crossings will also benefit fish and wildlife by opening and reconnecting stream habitat fragmented by undersized and impassable culverts, represent a cost-effective and efficient investment, and match local funds committed to the pr
Eight weeks of I-295 ramp closures in Portland to begin March 15 Mon, 03/08/2021 - 6:15pm
PORTLAND The City of Portland s Back Cove South Storage Facility project is entering its next phase of work, which is to connect the existing utilities (new or replaced) within the intersection of Marginal Way and Franklin Street to the new storage tanks under the Preble Street playing fields. As a result, there will be an approximate eight week period of alternating closures to the on and off ramps of the I-295 Exit 7 (Franklin St) interchange beginning March 15.
The City will be placing variable message boards with the latest ramp closure information in the vicinity of the work. The ramp closures will vary during the eight week timeframe so motorists should pay attention to the message boards or make plans to seek alternate routes during this time.