Veterans Upward Bound helps Maine vets go to college, but the U.S. Department of Education is cutting its funding, saying the program ‘conflicts’ with its priorities.
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Maine man accused of faking own death after defrauding VA of over $240K
Washington County resident Gregory Heimann, 51, was arrested in Missouri over a year after he disappeared, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Funding Maine Veterans’ Homes a small price to pay for those who served | Opinion
MVH must not be allowed to follow in the footsteps of other health-care facility closures in the state.
Posted inMaine
Biddeford-Saco Memorial Day celebration moves to Waterhouse Field
Due to ongoing construction in downtown Biddeford, the annual Memorial Day parade has been canceled, replaced by a small ceremonial parade and other celebration at Waterhouse Field.
Posted inMaine, News
Buxton widow awarded $1.3 million from Togus VA hospital for husband’s death
Roy Palmer, a U.S. Army veteran, died in 2020 after doctors gave him too much pain medication for stomach pain, leading to an overdose and respiratory cardiac arrest.
Posted inMaine
Sabattus man is the new namesake of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort’s original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.
Posted inMaine, News
WWII veteran and native Mainer celebrates 103rd birthday
Battalion Sgt. Maj. Jim Mardin served in the Army in an anti-aircraft unit, disembarking onto Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 12, 1944.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham veteran remembers Iraq suicide bombing 20 years ago
Critically wounded, Staff Sgt. Harold “Butch” Freeman of Gorham survived the Christmastime bombing. Portland Press Herald Columnist Bill Nemitz and Photographer Gregory Rec were at the scene. “People need to remember,” Nemitz said last week.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Saco to rename bridge after local veteran
The Saco City Council voted Monday night to rename the Saco Memorial Bridge after veteran General Wallace H. Nutting.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Vietnam veteran receives Purple Heart
David Whitten was honored for his service at Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859, 57 years after he was injured in combat.