Even though court business has been scaled back, there are no days off in criminal justice.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Virus outbreak disrupts at-risk Mainers’ access to food
We must rally now to keep our vulnerable neighbors healthy, and work to make nutrition insecurity a thing of the past.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Internet outages, dropped charges and child trauma
A Biddeford bus driver is owed an apology, and other comments on recent news.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Grants available for Cumberland County nonprofits
PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program is accepting applications from nonprofit and public organizations for funding to support projects to strengthen communities. In 2019, the Cumberland County Committee awarded $65,600 in grants to 10 nonprofits, including: Little Sebago Lake Association, to develop a Little Sebago Loon Monitoring Program; Maine Youth Court, […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time to house Maine people who are ill
Today, 30 percent of our resources are being spent on 1 percent of our population because they remain homeless.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Economic gaps underscore perception of 2 Maines
Cumberland and York counties account for nearly 50 percent of the state’s GDP, a new report finds.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deaths of working-age people are a public health crisis
Suicide, overdose, alcoholism and obesity are among the preventable causes of death that are lowering life expectancy in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Second round of winter storm likely to make morning commute ‘a mess’
With snow and gusty winds in the forecast for much of Tuesday, schools have canceled classes and state government offices will be closed until 11 a.m.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Zero-tolerance drug policies marginalize at-risk students even more
Intervene and support struggling students – don’t put in place rules that push them out the door.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Annual ‘Lunch and Learn’ to take place Nov. 20
CASCO — Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin J. Joyce will host the annual TRIAD “Lunch and Learn” event at Camp Sunshine to inform seniors about some of the issues impacting their lives. The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at 35 Acadia Road, Casco. The program for seniors will provide […]