Greg Paxton

The funds are expected to take the buildings “from imminent danger to become viable reuse projects, providing expanded economic, cultural, and community opportunity.”

Maine Law and the University of Maine System graduate offices make the temporary move to 300 Fore St. official; Maine Preservation says good-bye to director Greg Paxton and hello to Tara Kelly; Kennebec Land Trust brings its holdings to 7,200 acres.

The Rhode Island-based 1772 Foundation, in partnership with Maine Preservation, has awarded $100,000 to 18 organizations across Maine that will "leverage considerable local resources and opportunities," the foundation said.

Tara Kelly, an executive with the Municipal Art Society of New York, replaces Greg Paxton, who has led the Yarmouth-based organization since 2008.

In his 13 years as executive director of the Yarmouth-based nonprofit, Greg Paxton has grown the organization both in staff and in scope.

A dozen historic preservation developments from Saco to Brooklin were named 2020 Maine Preservation Award Winners, including two more by Mastway Development on the Stevens Common campus, for a total of four winners in three years.

The grants from the 1772 Foundation were first made available to the six New England states in May, and 16 Maine nonprofits shared $100,000 for capital repairs.

Local projects in Fairfield, Freedom and Thorndike are examples of how small-scale historic preservation projects can have economic ripple effects that resonate in a community.

Rhode Island-based 1772 foundation, in partnership with Maine Preservation, considered 48 projects from across the state that were seeking nearly half a million dollars for things like roof repairs, fire safety and solar installation.