The Baldacci Award
The shelves at the Grace Interfaith Food Table in Presque Isle are “a good 40 to 50%” less full than a year ago, volunteer Marcia Cogswell said. Demand for food […]
City of Bangor 2024 Outstanding Stars Award
The City of Bangor 2024 Outstanding Stars Award given to Faith Linking in Action on September 24, 2024 for the Food Justice Issue Team’s work on the Free Food Bangor Calendars
Letter: Bangor should use ARPA funding to help house people
(From left to right) Bangor City Councilors Clare Davitt, Dan Tremble, Gretchen Schaefer and city manager Debbie Laurie discuss the city’s approach to spending its American Rescue Plan Act dollars […]
Letter: Hopeful news in Bangor and Orono
A man passes a public toilet on Park Avenue, between Forrest Avenue and High Street, in Portland on May 3, 2022. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN So much good […]
Letter: Bangor council shows leadership with public restrooms
A man passes a public toilet on Park Avenue, between Forrest Avenue and High Street in Portland on May 3, 2022. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN The Faith Linking […]
MLK Celebration and presentation, Bangor, Sunday, January 14
The Second Annual Celebration of Rev. Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., sponsored by Faith Linking In Action (FLIA), a Bangor-area faith and social justice group, will be held on Sunday, […]
Bangor service brings different religions together for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
BANGOR, Maine — Amara Ifeji, 20, remembered how proud she felt after winning her first game of four square as a fourth-grader, though the feeling was quickly stripped away when […]
Maine MLK Day events include new interfaith church service in Bangor
A new interfaith service in Bangor will be one of the many events planned to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Maine on Sunday and Monday in observance […]
Letter: Clarifications about Faith Linking in Action
We appreciate the June 1 article by Judy Harrison titled “Local churches create list of meals, pantries” (paper edition) and “Bangor-area churches create list of free meals and food pantries as demand […]
Bangor-area churches create list of free meals and food pantries as demand grows
A coalition of Bangor-area houses of worship has completed an updated list of organizations offering free meals and hosting food pantries in the region, as faith organizations that serve meals or […]