Local veteran Larry Caron says he likes the idea because ‘getting together and knowing we care for one another means an awful lot.’
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Preble Street challenges landlords to house 100 vets by Veterans Day
Preble Street is teaming up with other veteran service organizations and landlords to find permanent housing for 100 homeless veterans over the next three months.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Veteran Services Office sets up new advisory committee
The committee solidifies the city’s commitment to its veterans, Arty Ledoux says.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland dental clinics to offer services to veterans
The University of New England Dental Clinic at the Stevens Avenue campus and Community Dental on Park Avenue, both in Portland, are two of the eight dental clinics across the state participating in the new Maine Veterans’ Dental Network. The network, a partnership with Northeast Delta Dental, participating dental clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers, […]
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
She isn’t a military veteran, but she deserves to be buried among them
After two decades serving those who served, Christine Pratt might soon get a plot in the cemetery she helped create.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Vet to Vet volunteer visitor training this month
Vet to Vet Maine, a nonprofit that connects volunteer veterans with vulnerable Maine veterans who may need a friend, will hold its next volunteer training from 4-7 p.m. April 26-28 via Zoom. Vet to Vet Maine has been connecting veterans in Cumberland and York counties since 2014, and is now expanding to serve veterans in […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Serving their country, in hiding: 3 Maine transgender veterans tell their stories
They loved their country. They felt military service was an honorable career. They were transgender. They enlisted and soon realized how difficult and even dangerous it could be. All three Maine transgender veterans who agreed to talk to the Sun Journal last week remain proud of their service despite the difficulties. All three also said […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Veterans know how to handle a crisis
As we all deal with the COVID pandemic, we could stand to learn a thing or two from those who have served.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Treat suicide as the public health problem it is
A new task force to help Maine veterans will do the important work of lowering the stigma that is getting in the way of care.
Posted inHealth, Maine
New Maine veterans task force works to reduce suicide by firearms, medication
The Maine Safer Homes Taskforce will distribute information related to gun and medication safety, hoping to curtail the state’s higher-than-average rate of death by suicide in veterans.