By Emily Burnham on Nov 11, 2021 12:40 pm Maine has one of the highest rates of military service in the country, with veterans making up 9.6 percent of the state’s population, according to census data. Read more... »
By Spectrum News on Nov 11, 2021 11:57 am Christine Alberi, child welfare ombudsman, said of the 84 cases reviewed between July 1, 2020 and June 30 of this year, 42 of them had substantial issues. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Nov 11, 2021 11:31 am The number of people who visited state camp grounds grew from more than 270,000 in 2020 to around 315,000 in 2021. Read more... »
By Julia Bayly on Nov 11, 2021 11:00 am Nothing goads a homesteader or backyard poultry farmer into action faster than the season’s first forecast of snow. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Nov 11, 2021 10:43 am Home kits are not as accurate as the PCR tests done in hospitals and at testing sits, but they give results within minutes instead of days. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Nov 11, 2021 09:06 am It centers on lung problems suffered by troops who breathe in toxins and the potential connection between rare respiratory cancers and time spent overseas breathing poor air. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Nov 11, 2021 08:19 am Many Black WWII veterans received fewer GI Bill benefits after serving, a value that equates to about 40 percent of what white veterans received. Read more... »
By John Holyoke on Nov 11, 2021 08:00 am The use of purple paint as a way to designate areas where access to land is limited to those who’ve received permission to be there has become quite prevalent. Read more... »
By Abigail Curtis on Nov 11, 2021 01:00 am All of the small city’s industries that had limped their way through the Great Depression quickly pivoted and began saving and producing goods to support the soldiers overseas. Read more... »
By Lia Russell on Nov 11, 2021 01:00 am Michael Wedge, a Cold War veteran, adopted Little Sis in 2014, and completed service dog training with his four-legged companion in August of 2016. Read more... »
