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...
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The National Leagues of Cities is inviting municipal officials to take advantage of its Local Infrastructure Hub bootcamp program, which is designed to provide leaders from small and mid-sized communities with the tools necessary to access federal infrastructure funding. Since implementing the program in 2022, they've provided technical assistance enabling communities to secure $300 million in federal grant funding.
In other words, the program works, and MMA encourages...
Monday, January 6, 2025
On January 22, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Maine Human Rights Commission (MHRC) will host a free one-day summit, open to the public, focused on the commission and what it does, as well share information on expected developments relevant to Maine’s human rights laws. Session topics will include discrimination in public accommodations, updates on Maine’s human rights law, and a routable discussion with representatives from MHRC and other organizations, such as...
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Thanks to MMA’s Preferred Partnership with the University of New England (UNE), UNE’s fully online non-credit leadership development courses are being made available to MMA members at a 50% discount for courses starting in January 2025. Registration closes January 12 and courses start on January 13. MMA members can use the discount code LEADER50 when registering to receive the discounted rate.
The University of New England Online College of Professional Studies’...
Thursday, December 19, 2024
The Maine Municipal Association is pleased to again sponsor the Inclusion Maine Conference on February 11-13, 2025 in Portland, Maine. Our state needs 75,000 new workers by 2029 in order to sustain our economy and growth, and the Inclusion Maine Conference aims to give employers the tools to build belonging for all to attract and retain diverse talent in Maine. More details about the conference and Inclusion Maine can be found at https://www.inclusionmaine.org/conference
MMA members may...
Monday, December 16, 2024
Cass Newell, Town Manager of Harrison, Josh Reny, Assistant City Manager for South Portland, and Scott LaFlamme, Town Manager of Yarmouth, talk with host Kristina Egan about the variety of careers available in municipal government, the meaningful and challenging work, and the opportunities for making a difference in our communities.
Listen to the episode: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
When? Thursday, November 21, 4-7:30 pm
Please note: The full agenda is available below, and members are invited to drop in for any part of the program you’d like! Attendance for the whole 4-7:30 period is not required.
Where? Reynolds Center at the University of Maine at Machias, 116 O’Brien Ave, Machias, Maine
Who? ALL member employees and elected officials are warmly invited to attend this complimentary event
What's in store? Our "MMA For A Day" event...
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Join Megan Aube, Graduate Admissions Officer at Thomas College, for an informational webinar on Thomas College programs and tuition discount benefits available to MMA members through our Preferred Employer Partnership. Through this partnership, employees and officials at MMA member municipalities can receive a free course and 10% discount on all remaining courses in select online programs. Please view the flyer for more details and to register. View flyer Register for the webinar ...
Friday, October 18, 2024
The Maine Department of Public Safety, Maine Chiefs of Police, Maine Sheriffs Association, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maine and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) are pleased to offer three individual no-cost resilience training opportunities to police professionals in Maine between October 28 and October 31, 2024 . The VALOR Officer Resilience Training Program strengthens participants’ mental and physical wellness by teaching critical mind, energy,...
Monday, September 9, 2024
Blue U will conduct two 90-minute webinars focused on what it takes to create a secure polling place. The sessions will take place at 10:00 a.m. on September 19 and October 1. The fee for participating in the session is $100. To register for the September 19 webinar, please click here. To register for the October 1 event, please use this link.