Maine Veterans Homes

Published
February 10, 2023

Lawmakers launch financial probe of Maine Veterans’ Homes

The director of the state's nonpartisan watchdog agency said he received a whistleblower complaint from someone in a position to know about financial problems, but no details were disclosed.
Published
January 23, 2023

Arts charter school eyes move to bigger campus in Augusta after outgrowing Sidney location

The Maine Arts Academy purchased the former Maine Veteran's Home property for $3.25 million.
Published
March 31, 2022

Gov. Mills signs bill to save 2 rural veterans homes

The new law requires legislative approval to close veterans homes in the future.
Published
March 29, 2022

Lawmakers emphatic about keeping open 2 Maine veterans’ homes

In other action, the House gave unanimous initial approval to a bill to strengthen protections for election workers on Tuesday.
Published
March 3, 2022

Legislature seeks to keep 2 veterans homes open in Maine

Maine Veterans' Homes announced that its facilities in Machias and Caribou are expected to close in the spring.
Published
January 28, 2022

Scarborough High School culinary students bake for Maine Veterans Home

Students uplift and touch the lives of one of Scarborough's retirees at the Maine Veterans' Home.
Published
December 17, 2020

Maine delegation united on bill to help veterans with early-stage dementia

The measure, which is on its way to President Trump to be signed into law, would relax eligibility rules that have stopped some veterans from receiving care at state-run veterans homes.
Published
November 8, 2020

After one of Maine’s deadliest outbreaks, Maine Veterans Home determined to recover

Ron Menard, a regular volunteer, was the first rehab patient admitted to the long-term care facility after the coronavirus outbreak in March led to a shutdown and killed 14 residents.
Published
November 8, 2020

In memoriam: Remembering veterans who died in Maine Veterans Home outbreak

The veterans who died had served as sailors, medics and mechanics overseas and on the home front.
Published
August 19, 2020

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