Jul. 2—What do mustard packets, seafood shacks and modular homes have in common? They can be made in Maine and Gov. Janet Mills wants to see more of them. Forty-six Maine companies received a share of just under $3 million in grant funding as part of the state’s Domestic Trade Program, a venture that seeks […]
It’s all about connections, Emily Myers said. When folks at Heer to Serve’s storage facility found out that Myers gives furniture to people moving from homelessness to housing, the employees offered items that get cleared out of abandoned units. Every other week, Myers and volunteers for their Heer to Serve mutual-aid organization set up tables […]
The city of Houston on Saturday opened new distribution centers to give out water as around 500,000 customers remained without power following severe storms blamed in the deaths of seven people in the region. Houston was forecast to reach a high of 90 degrees Saturday as the city and Harris County recovers from tornadoes and […]
Mar. 11—Since 2022, Las Campanas Community Funds has upped the ante with its grants, this year reaching $847,500 to 28 nonprofits in Santa Fe. Las Campanas in 2023 donated $600,000 and the year before that $500,000. The prior 20 years combined saw $1 million in grants, the nonprofit reported recently. “Our members clearly recognize the […]
Hamas has begun deploying police forces and making partial salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, resurfacing in areas from which Israel had withdrawn the bulk of its troops a month ago, according to residents and a senior official in the militant group. Signs of a Hamas resurgence […]