 Staff at any licensed child care program are eligible to apply for subsidies of up to $330 every two weeks. The state expects about 500 child care staff will be eligible to receive the new subsidy. The Casca Bay Wind Symphony is offering to play on Portland's Eastern Promenade for free on the evening of the 4th, but the band says it needs to raise about $15,000 for a sound system that can reach the crowd that will gather on the promenade.