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Posted inFact Brief, Health, Maine, News
Does Maine have the country’s worst child abuse rate? | Fact brief
Maine’s 2024 Child Welfare Annual Report cites substance use, mental health challenges and a number of other family stressors as negatively affecting child safety.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Susan Collins questions Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
The fund was created in response to a $10 billion lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the IRS over the unauthorized release of his tax records.
Posted inCommunity, News
Frye Island will reestablish police department
The decision follows a reduction in contracted service from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine’s public universities on verge of closing $1.39M deal for first systemwide AI tool
A 2-year contract to use the OpenAI artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT Edu is likely to start July 1.
Posted inFood, Maine, News, Recipes
Our Green Plate Special columnist says goodbye
Christine Burns Rudalevige has written our recipe column on sustainable food and eating for a dozen years.
Posted inCommunity, Cops & Courts, News
2 southern Maine spin instructors injured in South Carolina shooting
Charleston police say the women, who work at Jibe Cycling Studio, were ‘uninvolved bystanders’ and are expected to recover.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Janet Mills endorses Hannah Pingree for governor
The governor announced her support Tuesday for Pingree, who led the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future for more than 6 years under Mills.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Outdoors, The Maine Forecast
As the weather warms, Maine rescue workers emphasize hiker safety
First responders say preparedness is key for hikers hitting western Maine’s busy trails.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, New England, News, Politics
US Senate confirms key new Maine officials
Acting US attorney for Maine Andrew Benson and former Lewiston Police Chief David St. Pierre were confirmed in party line votes, despite bipartisan committee backing.