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Get Your Veggies with SNAP

Down East Business Alliance is partnering with local farms and farmers' markets to offer double your money to SNAP recipients this summer with the Get Your Veggies program. Those enrolled ...
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What to Do About LIHEAP Applications

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP helps low income people pay home energy bills. Each year, clients must apply for this benefit. Washington Hancock Community Agency administers ...
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New Support Group for Caregivers in Hancock

A new support group for caregivers is forming in the Hancock area. Meetings will be held the third Friday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hancock ...
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Support Backpacks to School

In just one month, school will be starting and kids will need backpacks and supplies. For those kids whose parents have been laid off or have limited income, this is ...
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Blueberry East Food Ventures Seeks Input

The Blueberry East Food Ventures, a Washington County blueberry initiative, is exploring the creation of a food processing facility, with the focus of adding value to the blueberry harvest, enabling ...
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New Crop of Entrepreneurs in Washington County

Down East Business Alliance held its Incubator Without Walls graduation on July 8 at the Washington County Community College campus. This was the ninth class in Calais to graduate the ...
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Business After Hours at Friendship Cottage

The Blue Hill Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours event at Friendship Cottage on Thursday, July 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. A nice crowd of local business people ...
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Caregiver Support Group

Does a parent, spouse, friend, or child over 18 depend on you for help with: bathing, feeding, dressing, shopping, medications, leaving the house? If so, you are a caregiver and ...
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Benefit Yard Sale

Washington Hancock Community Agency held a yard sale to benefit Special Projects on Saturday June 12 at the WHCA office at 2 Maple Street in Milbridge. The event raised more than ...
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Darling's Donates Van to Helping Hands Garage Client

  Julia Dunbar was surprised and happy when her name was called at the Helping Hands Garage 5th Anniversary on Tuesday, May 4. Julia was about to walk away with ...
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New Business Loan Officer Joins WHCA

Carla Britton has joined Washington Hancock Community Agency as part of the Down East Business Alliance team. Carla is the new Loan Officer. She will be handling Job Start loans ...
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Parenting Workshops in Machias

A series of four workshops ,sponsored by Washington County Council to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect ,is being offered over the next four months. Register for all 4 or pick ...
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DBA Has New Business Training Office in Calais

Roland Bechard has joined Down East Business Alliance and is now staffing our new Calais Office. DBA has opened the office to provide business assistance to new and emerging small ...
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