First County Food Pantry volunteers distributed Thanksgiving food baskets –  including turkey, vegetables, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy and more  – to 715 families, representing about 2,145 people, over the three days leading up to what is considered by many as America’s most treasured holiday.

Kindness, humor, respect, adventure and leadership make an award winning combination, and leaders involved in Camp Postcard, where 100 young people attend a weeklong summer camp say Declan Titcomb, exhibits them all – and so earned the Luke Gross Award. The award, which came with a plaque – and a bright orange bicycle – is named for the late Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy who died in the line of duty in 2021.

Volunteers are the backbone of a community. Sometimes, they’re individuals, sometimes, they’re part of a committee – all doing their bit to make their town or city better.

First responders across more than two dozen York County municipal departments and within the county government are receiving an accounting of their health through diagnostic screenings. The screenings were made possible by a $311,000 award through the State Fire Marshal’s Office, an arm of the Maine Department of Public Safety, under the Public Safety and Wellness Reimbursement Fund.