The average debt relief in Maine is roughly $7,600 under the program to clear $1.2 billion in loans for 153,000 borrowers nationwide.
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USM professor to present ‘Women Who Risked Everything for Freedom’ concert at Franco Center
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine, in collaboration with the Franco Center and the University of Southern Maine’s Osher School of Music, will host “The Women Who Risked Everything for Freedom” at the 46 Cedar St., Lewiston venue at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1. Doors open at 5 p.m. There is no […]
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Nate Cloutier: The Legislature showed serious commitment to supporting child care for working families last year; let’s continue on that path
Maine’s child care industry continues to be in a crisis. Too many parents can’t find quality affordable child care. The legislature made good progress last year when lawmakers on both sides of the aisle supported increasing wage stipends for certain child care providers. However, providers are continuing to sound the alarm that child care programs cannot […]
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Ballet returns to Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater
Looking for a belated Valentine’s date? On Thursday, Feb. 29, and Friday, March 1, Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater is bringing audiences the ultimate romantic ballet, “Giselle,” performed by former Bolshoi Ballet principals Olga Smirnova and Jacopo Tissi. After fleeing Russia, Smirnova and Tissi joined the Dutch National Ballet and are now transporting audiences from the […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Younger generations will pick next president
Part of the population seems to live in another country. It has a different history, a different culture and, as the annual additions to the dictionary reveal, a different language. It is composed of generations known as Gen X and Millennials. It may be joining the political process at a pace unusual for younger people […]
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Just a Little Old: A mother’s journey from Kenya to Bath
In December 2022, I wrote a piece (“The Bike Whisperer”) about Mark Wheeler’s hobby of fixing up old bicycles and then giving them to people who needed them. Mark tipped me off to this inspiring story, thereby earning another title: The Story Whisperer. Last summer, Njeri Kamere was living in Nairobi, Kenya, with her 15-year-old […]
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Inside New Gloucester: Feb. 23
Celebrating the town’s 250th Beginning in March with a traditional bean supper and ending in September with a parade, events are planned to commemorate the town’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of its incorporation. The nearly year-long celebration will highlight New Gloucester’s history, people, places, unique features, hidden talents, farm, food and drink specialties. Events will […]
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Mental health crisis center in Portland could serve as model for state network
The Living Room at Spurwink has averaged 172 unique visitors per month over the last year. It’s now being looked at as a model for a statewide expansion of mental health services in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Child Tax Credit should be expanded
Increasing the Child Tax Credit will benefit 39,000 Maine children and their families. But that’s just the beginning.
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