The recent tragedy at a Portland group home should have every client-facing social services agency on high alert. Safety in these settings is often left to the workers. Staff are left to “make assessments” on clients’ mental stability. De-escalation training is great and almost always required in these settings, but is it enough? This is […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Moratorium won’t impact existing home health, hospice services in Maine, advocates say
The Trump administration announced a 6-month moratorium on new agencies, citing ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Live updates: ATF joins investigation into Searsmont lumber mill fire and explosion
Firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, was killed in the explosion at Robbins Lumber.
Posted inLetters
Thank you, Ted Turner | Letter
As a hard of hearing child who loved old movies, I owe a great deal to Ted Turner and his creation of Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Long before accessibility was widely discussed, TCM airing classic films, with captions, opened a whole world to me. While many movie theaters were not accessible then — and too […]
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
1 firefighter dead, at least 10 people injured in fire and explosion at Searsmont mill
A large plume of black smoke was visible for miles as firefighters rushed to Robbins Lumber in Waldo County, where state Fire Marshal Shawn Esler said at an afternoon press conference “we have not even really begun a scene examination.”
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
For Palestinians, the Nakba never ended | Opinion
Their ongoing suffering in Gaza is simply an extension of the tragic happenings of 1948.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leave my alma mater alone | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
A Trump administration “investigation” into Smith College’s admitting transgender women is vexing nonsense.
Posted inCommunity, News
Former Bar Harbor state representative disbarred over alleged illegal conduct
Lynne Williams, now of Falmouth, allegedly misused $65,000 she was holding in escrow for a client and failed to cooperate with an investigation.
Posted inCommunity, News
Gray rebrands, officially adopts slogan
The town will utilize a new logo and the longtime, informal town motto, “At the Heart of It All.”
Posted inLetters
Chellie Pingree is holding chemical companies accountable | Letter
I’m writing to thank Rep. Chellie Pingree for her bipartisan work on stripping immunity for chemical companies out of the Farm Bill. The Farm Bill had contained a provision that would have shielded chemical companies from lawsuits brought by people who had developed cancer as a result of toxic chemicals. Partnering with congresspersons from across the aisle, […]