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The list of Maine parents waiting for a lawyer grew by 700%
1 day ago · “The shortage of defense attorneys for parents has caused weeks and months-long delays in the progress of reunification cases, harming children, parents, and increasing staff workload,” Maine’s child welfare ombudsman Christine Alberi wrote in her annual report to lawmakers.. The report follows a December letter of no confidence in the head of DHHS’s Office of Child and Family ...
Mainers weigh in on the state’s electric vehicle targets
Nov 29, 2024 · The idea of anything but an all-in strategy was panned by a leader of one of Maine’s largest renewable energy firms. “Yes,” he wrote, “Maine’s EV plan may be overly ambitious, but this is what is needed when you are contending with the multi-billion dollar colossus that is the global fossil fuel industry.”
Maine proposes major staffing changes for residential care facilities
Nov 24, 2024 · In the first major update to assisted living and residential care regulations in more than 15 years, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has proposed significantly increasing staffing requirements, among other changes.
Yarmouth moves closer to dam removals on the Royal River
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Dissecting the latest decisions on Maine dams
Nov 24, 2024 · Dover-Foxcroft select board chair Tom Lizotte sees that vote as a byproduct of the mistrust between the town and many of its residents, who were suspicious of the removal proposals and their connection to environmental groups, as well as the dam’s prominence in town.
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Dec 30, 2023 · 2023 was a remarkable year of reporting for The Maine Monitor. We published roughly 300 original pieces of content, earned recognition for our reporting 55 times from around New England and the country, and achieved 1 million pageviews, the latter a …