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- Federal authorities demanded information about those employed at the Cumberland County #Maine jail a day after Sheriff Kevin Joyce blasted immigration agents for arresting one of his guards. Read more for free from @bangordailynews.bsky.social. themainemonitor.org/ice-demanded...
- Join reporter Sean Scott, TONIGHT from 6 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for a panel discussion with #Maine leaders at faith-based organizations who serve low-income and other vulnerable community members. Register for the free event: www.facebook.com/share/1CEks8...
- Evaristo Kalonji, an asylum seeker from Angola who has no criminal record, vanished. He turned up in one detention center, then another. @krstnimg.bsky.social sits down with @newscentersmaine.bsky.social to discuss how this plays into the bigger picture of ICE's Catch of the Day operation in Maine.
- Read her full story for free here: themainemonitor.org/missing-cong...
- Do you have questions about what’s happening in your town government? Interested in reporting but lack training? You could be a great candidate for our new fellowship, focused on Western and Downeast #Maine. Monitor Local's editor breaks down our career lab and how you can contribute to local news.
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- Some Washington County #Maine, towns, including Alexander and Talmadge, will see nominal #tax increases of less than $2K. Others — including Addison, Baileyville, Calais, Eastport, Lubec, Milbridge and Steuben — will face increases exceeding $100K.
- Months into an organized campaign against prices and policies at #Hannaford, many people in #Maine who shop at the store said they were unaware of a public push to bring down the grocer’s prices. Read more for free at the link 👇 themainemonitor.org/aggressive-c...
- A federal #immigration enforcement surge appears to have ended in #Maine, but the legal response to agents’ tactics may just be beginning. Read more from @krstnimg.bsky.socialand Sean Scott for free below 👇
- An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot, #Maine, a few years ago has led to “a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,” according to a state biologist. themainemonitor.org/turtle-tunne...
- Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, for the first time, has trained about 30 #doulas to help families leading up to and during birth, as other #birthing services across #Maine have ceased. Read more for free below 👇
- This comes as eleven #birthing units in #Maine have closed in the last decade, four of which closed in the last year. The closures leave 17 #hospitals with delivery wards remaining across the state. Read more on how the closures have affected the state 👇
- A bell-to-bell #cellphone ban has quickly gone from a fringe issue to one with strong support in the Maine Legislature. Read more for free on how this will affect cellphone use in #Maine schools at the link 👇 themainemonitor.org/mills-school...
