Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Your municipal governing body is invited to pick a local person, project or group to receive the 2025 Spirit of America Foundation Tribute for outstanding community service and to honor the recipient at your annual town meeting or during National Volunteer Month (April). There is no fee involved, and every year over 150 Maine municipalities choose a Spirit of America award winner. For more info, visit https://spiritofamerica.website and the ‘Contact Us’ page on...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The 2025 Maine Municipal Association Directory is underway and will go to print soon. Municipal Members will receive one complimentary copy. Additional copies can be purchased through the MMA Central Services Department. MMA Member rate is $26, the non-member rate is $100. Please contact MMA’s Central Services Team for more information: [email protected]
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Journey Magazine has developed a FREE Recovery Basics: Foundational Information for Everyone course designed to provide interested individuals, including municipal leaders, with basic knowledge about addiction, and related recovery information, programs, and resources. The 45-minute self-guided course is being supported by the Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce and offered at no cost to participants. For more information about the course, please click...
Monday, January 13, 2025
Host site requests for summer 2025 interns are now open until March 1, 2025 for the Maine Government Summer Internship Program!
MMA and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center will host a free informational meeting for potential municipal intern hosts via Zoom on Wednesday, January 22 at 12-1 pm. Please visit this link to register.
MMA will also again be offering four $4,300 grants to MMA member municipalities who host an intern through the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Government...
Friday, January 10, 2025
In collaboration with MMA Legal Services and MMA Human Resources, the Maine Department of Labor recently published a new Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave Act Frequently Ask Questions document focused on addressing the issues being raised by town and city leaders. The answers to your pressing questions can be reviewed here.
MDOL has also established a PFML Hotline for Employers, Self-Employed Individuals and Tribal Governments. You can contact PFML staff with questions about...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
On January 8 at noon, Maine DEP’s Matt Young will join other experts in a Maine Power Options hosted webinar to explain what makes a site suitable for solar conversion and discuss potential permitting hurdles. Other presenters will include Jesse McKinnell from CEI, who will share information on available funding resources; Ted Rioux from Solect Energy who will describe the physical process of installation; and Max Johnstone from Midcoast Council of Governments share his experience in...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The Nature Conservancy is pleased to announce that the application window is now open for the 2025 Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program (RCAGP). The program provides funding opportunities to engage in conservation efforts that result in the permanent protection of resilient and connected lands and community benefits. Please visit the program’s website to review project criteria and eligibility requirements and deadlines. Additionally, TNC will host an...
Friday, December 6, 2024
The Maine Department of Labor has published the final rule for the Paid Family and Medical Leave program. This information can be found on the MDOL Paid Family and Medical Leave page at https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/ under "The Rules" section. Additionally, MDOL has updated the Frequently Asked Questions document, which includes information regarding the private plan application process. To receive notifications from the MDOL as they come available, there...
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
On December 17, the Maine Public Health Association is co-sponsoring a webinar focused on the impacts high potency cannabis products have on youth, what parents can do to help avoid adverse impacts, and how communities can bring awareness to this critical, emerging health issue. For more information about the event please review the flyer below and to register for the webinar please click here.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
On January 8 at 1:00 p.m., the Maine Arts Commission will host a Zoom webinar providing participants with an overview of the commission’s mission, vision, and impact, as well as its new 'Creative Communities Grant' and how it can be used to support new or existing arts-based projects that benefit the public. Luke Dyer, Town Manager of Van Buren and Cara Romano, Executive Director of Heart of Ellsworth will discuss their efforts to use the arts to build,...