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What Do Maine Immigrant Entrepreneurs Have To Say About Cooperatives?
No full textArticle about the cooperative business model in Maine. There are 169 cooperative- and employee-owned businesses in Maine. Black-owned co-ops have long played an important role in American society, and immigrant BIPOC entrepreneurs have also embraced the model. Three businesses are highlighted: Five Pillars Butchery, a Halal butcher shop; Happy Little Paradise Childcare, a childcare business in Lewiston founded by a group of Angolan women; and Les Femmes Unies in Portland, a beauty supply business.The article also discusses Principle 6, Maine\u27s annual gathering of cooperatives
Peaks Island Star : June 2024, Vol. 44, Issue 6
Full text linkThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2024/1005/thumbnail.jp
A Flavorful Intersection of Taste and Language
No full textBrief account of a combined cooking and English language learning class that was held at State Street Church in Portland, sponsored by the nonprofit Hope Acts. The instructor was John Messer, a volunteer English teacher with Hope Acts and a passionate cook. Attendees were Hope Acts students from Angola, Burundi, Egypt, Gabon, and other places who learned new vocabulary centered around food and cooking, tasted culturally different foods, and enjoyed the opportunity to meet in person
Affordable Housing Still in Short Supply
No full textAn in-depth look at how Maine\u27s officials and community leaders continue to push for the development of transitional housing to meet the needs of immigrants and asylum seekers. Looks at the benefits of transitional housing over temporary housing -- to both immigrants and to Maine, which is experiencing a growing workforce shortage. The article discusses current housing situations, and also outlines some organizations\u27 plans for future development
Afghans Celebrate Eid
No full textBrief piece about an event celebrating Eid al-Fitre that was held by Maine\u27s Afghan community and about the Afghan community in Maine, which has grown in the years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. The community is now large enough that they have created a board of 7 people to assist new people coming to the state from Afghanistan
Accidental Influencer
No full textLynn Bonsey and her daughter, Hilary Eyestone, discuss their unexpected social media fame. Videos of Bonsey giving short descriptions of various mortifying events from her life have gone viral on TikTok. She is often standing “on location” while give dry, point blank one liners that have viewers laughing and cringing in equal parts. Eyestone talks about making the videos for her future children and “just to spend time with her mother”
Commercial development in Ellsworth is booming : development-friendly policies spur new builds, expansion, and renovation
No full textArticle describing development and improvement projects in Ellsworth, a regional service and commercial center, straddling the Acadia, Bangor, and Downeast areas. Parallel to the commercial development boom, Ellsworth also has a housing shortage
It\u27s getting hotter : USDA\u27s plant hardiness map update reflects what Maine farmers already know
No full textSignificant climatic warming shifts have been charted in Maine, by 3-5 degrees since 2012. The change is enough to shift winter weather conditions needed for successful harvests
Making the grade : small but maighty foundation opens college doors for growing number of Mainers
No full textBeverly Worthington, a 77-year old retired pilot and aviation entrepreneur, chairs the Worthington Scholarship Foundation that she and her late husband David Worthington, founded in Rockland. After awarding scholarships to Maine high school graduates via the Maine Community Foundation- beginning in 2010- the Worthingtons created their own foundation in 2017. To date, more than $42 million have been awarded, for 2,489 students
Emergency treatments : trying times for Maine\u27s rural hospitals spark entrepreneurial approaches
No full textArticle spotlighting LifeFlight of Maine, as well as mobile clinics that serve remote, rural areas. With about half of America\u27s rural hospitals operating in the red, there\u27s a lot of figure out in order to tackle staffing shortages, reduced reimbursements, and lower margins