People and Business News in Southern Maine: March 26th

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Elizabeth Scott has been appointed Chief Development Officer of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Most recently she was Vice President of Development at the New England Aquarium in Boston.

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The Main Community Foundation has awarded a $47 grant totalling $271,987 to nonprofits serving the Portland area through the Edward H. Davis Benevolent Fund and the Lines Thompson Fund. The Daveis Benevolent Fund awarded $95,487 with 12 grants, with donors adding six more grants totaling $25,900. The recipients included the Boys and Girls Clubs in Southern Maine, the Portland Public Schools Foundation, and Wayneflute School. The Rines Thompson Fund has awarded 28 grants totaling $147,000 and an additional $3,600 grant to recipients, including the Falmouth Conservation Trust, Kino and Portland Housing Services Corp.

More than 100 women who care for Southern Maine have donated roughly $24,000 to the Independent Senior Network, a nonprofit dedicated to helping seniors who want to age at home. The photo shows Carol Colton of Debergeron, an independent senior and founder of more than 100 women who care about southern Maine. Contribution by Susan Gatti / Photo

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