Kay is an expert in chit-chatting with a degree from the Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism at New York University. Kay joined Masthead Maine as a reporter for The Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser in 2021. She joined the Press Herald business team in March of 2023.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2021
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies receives $51,000 to help address homelessness
The Bjorn Foundation, established by Richard Bjorn of Kyes Insurance, has donated $50,000 to CES’ “Making Home Possible” initiative to provide housing-insecure youth with affordable tiny homes. The initiative’s most-sizable donation so far will fully fund the first tiny home and then some.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
Wilton Select Board brainstorms on spending ARPA funds
The board suggested spending some of the $418,000 it will receive from ARPA on funding for broadband, pay raises/bonuses for front-line workers like police, firefighters and grocery-store workers, or funding for stay-at-home parents unable to work because they can’t afford childcare services.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Franklin Community Health Network loses 48 employees to vaccine mandate
FCHN reports 48 employees (or about 6.6% of its workforce) resigned or “separated” from the company due to MaineHealth and Gov. Janet Mills’ vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2021
Mt. Blue school district begins community-input process for strategic planning
Mt. Blue Regional School District (Regional School Unit 9) is handing out surveys on the district’s strategic planning via electronic forms and physical copies that they hope to collect by Dec. 20. The strategic planning committee is also organizing public outreach meetings in the district’s 10 municipalities and with student groups.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2021
Youth-led ‘green’ organization establishes county hub
Local ‘Generation-Zers’ have established a county hub for Sunrise Movement, a youth-led initiative to fight climate change and advocate for climate justice and the Green New Deal.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2021
Homelessness tiny-house initiative calls for sponsors
The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is hosting a “Raise the Roof!” fundraiser concert Saturday, Nov. 13, to fund a tiny-home initiative that will provide homeless youth with affordable, comfortable housing.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Mt. Blue proposes COVID-19 policy for winter athletics
Guidelines include required pooled testing for all athletes and smaller audiences.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
Trick or treaters gather for Farmington’s Trunk or Treat
The Farmington Parks and Recreation Department held the town’s annual Trunk or Treat Saturday, Oct. 30, with a spotlight on local businesses.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
New Sharon voters approve measure to set limits on commercial solar energy systems
The ordinance is for solar only, a change from the first ordinance proposed.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Wilton discusses $220,000 of American Rescue Plan funds, plans for spending
The Town of Wilton has received the first of its two American Rescue Plan Act funds in the amount of $220,000.
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