Multiple Bangor area news outlets visited the Sept 19th Forum: The Case For Walkability – Health, Economic Development, and Sustainability hosted by GrowSmart Maine and a collection of local organizations and individuals. The event was held in the new Bangor Arts Exchange space in the Nichols Building on Exchange Street. Three breakout sessions and a…
PRESS RELEASE 8/23/2017 The Katahdin Region is seeing much change, as residents actively seek out new opportunities for dormant paper mill properties and the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument completes its first year within the National Park Service. GrowSmart Maine worked with community members from Medway, Millinocket and East Millinocket on a short-term project…
GrowSmart Maine’s Executive Director, Nancy Smith, will be live in studio with the Maine Calling team from 1-2p on Thursday May 11, 2017, discussing smart growth and which issues residents, neighborhoods and developers should keep in mind when looking to grow. Maine Calling airs live on Maine Public radio at 1p and is rebroadcast at 8pm. The show…
WILTON — Ideas for use of a grant from the community development program Making Headway in Your Community will be presented by community members and put to a vote on Monday. A community conversation takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 16, at Calzolaio Pasta Co. The evening will include a light meal…
By Lauren Abbate Staff Writer, Kennebec Journal A free public showing of a film about the revitalization of a mill in Freedom will kick off Wilton’s participation in an eight-month community engagement program. A downtown movie night scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Calzolaio Pasta Company is the first community engagement event…
By Johanna S. Billings, BDN Staff MILBRIDGE, Maine — Under a new program, three Washington County municipalities have gathered residents who have chosen small projects they believe will make a big difference in their communities. All three are participating in Making Headway in Your Community, a joint community development program organized by GrowSmart Maine and…
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Communities interested in using broadband service to help revitalize small-town main streets and promote economic development are encouraged to apply for Cool & Connected, a pilot program sponsored by USDA Rural Utilities Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Sustainable Communities. Through Cool & Connected, a team of experts will help community members…
By Johanna S. Billings, BDN Staff EASTPORT, Maine — Residents of three municipalities in Washington County are invited to gather to talk about what they might be able to do with a donation of $1,000 to make a difference in their communities. Eastport, Lubec and Milbridge have been selected to take part in Making Headway…
-Lisa Whited, Special to the BDN Local real estate developers and advocates for homeless Mainers; renters and property owners; Republicans and Democrats; business associations and local labor leaders. This might look like a list of folks you would expect to disagree; in fact, these are all characteristics of people and groups urging a “no” vote…