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Northern Light Mercy Hospital has received a $250,000 capital campaign grant from the Lunder Foundation to fund the Portland hospital’s ongoing campus consolidation project.
The grant, made in honor of late Maine attorney Ralph I. Lancaster Jr., provides a one-to-one match up to $250,000 for all capital campaign gifts, according to a news release Thursday.
Lancaster, who died in 2019, was a Bangor native who practiced law for nearly 60 years at Pierce Atwood in Portland. Over the course of his career, he built a reputation as one of the most respected trial lawyers in the country, according to the firm.
Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
The Lockwood Hotel on Main Street in Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE Colby College officials hope to open the Front & Main restaurant inside the Lockwood Hotel on Main Street downtown in late spring and the hotel itself, in late summer, if all goes according to plan and it is safe to do so.
Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
The Lockwood Hotel on Main Street in Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE Colby College officials hope to open the Front & Main restaurant inside the Lockwood Hotel on Main Street downtown in late spring and the hotel itself, in late summer, if all goes according to plan and it is safe to do so.
Kennebec Valley Community College receives $1 million gift from Lunder Foundation
The $1 million gift will go toward the KVCC Foundation Lunder Scholars Endowment, which gives needs-based scholarships to KVCC students.
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FAIRFIELD Officials from the Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation announced recently that the college has received a $1 million gift from the Lunder Foundation.
The funds will be put into the KVCC Foundation Lunder Scholars Endowment, which awards scholarships to students in order to break down financial barriers, the college said in a news release.
“These scholarships will help students to accomplish their educational and career goals,” the release read.
“It’s incredibly generous, we are just overwhelmed with joy by this,” KVCC President Richard Hopper said during a phone interview Tuesday. “The Lunders are such faithful supporters of the college and we’re so grateful for that.”
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West Paris church offers Christmas Eve service
WEST PARIS The public is invited to a candlelight service at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, at West Paris Baptist Church, Church Street. Masks are required and there will be social distancing.
Church Christmas Eve service going virtual
AUBURN The annual Christmas Eve worship service from the First Universalist Church of Auburn will take place on Zoom at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. The link opens at 5:30 p.m.
The service will be led by the Rev. Dr. Jodi Hayashida, in Auburn UU’s historic sanctuary decorated in holiday regalia. Choir Director Pam Weeks, Organist Phil House and the Auburn UU choir will share traditional holiday music from a safe distance.