The state says about 85,000 children will be eligible for SUN Bucks.
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Many Maine households struggle to cover basic expenses, report finds
Advocate says economic instability is bringing ‘a new level of stress’ to households in Maine.
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Is the official US poverty measure still based on a 1960s formula? | Fact brief
Maine’s official poverty rate in 2024 was 10.6%, matching the U.S. rate, according to the Census Bureau.
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Kittery nonprofit receiving $1M from Maine opioid settlement fund
Mainspring will use the financial boost to expand its integrated recovery support model, which includes case management, housing services and recovery support, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Biddeford leaders say schools need more equitable funding, calling it a ‘ZIP code crisis’
Superintendent Jeremy Ray and state Rep. Marc Malon’s calls for change came as a state legislative committee moved this week to introduce a bill that would overhaul how Maine funds its school districts.
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A fraught mother-son relationship is at the heart of Jason Brown’s new memoir
But in ‘Character Witness,’ the Hallowell native also explores addiction, anxiety and how the past can cloud the present.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Guatemalan nonprofit with roots in Maine celebrates 25 years
Safe Passage seeks to end the cycle of poverty through education in Guatemala City. Long-supported by Mainers, the organization reflects on this intercontinental relationship over the years.
Posted inMaine, News
Across the country, older men are dying at higher rates of gun suicide. Here’s what that looks like in Maine.
More older Mainers died by gun suicide than they did in car crashes over a 15-year period. The numbers represent a troubling trend playing out in rural communities across the country.
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Free camp for disadvantaged children marks 50 years
An estimated 19,000 Maine kids have attended Camp Susan Curtis over the past five decades.
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Waterville City Council to consider ditching yurt idea, seeking longer-term solutions for the homeless
Mayor Jay Coelho is withdrawing his request to spend up to $10,000 to install yurts on the riverfront, instead asking the city to seek solutions that include an emergency warming shelter and ramped-up outreach to the homeless encampment at Head of Falls.