The Maine Monitor

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We deliver fearless, citizen-supported, nonpartisan journalism to inform Mainers.

Augusta, Maine

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Joined May 2010

The Maine Monitor
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Aug 21
Join us for a panel discussion Aug. 27 on how Maine’s county jails are providing addiction treatment, the types of treatment being used and the growing medical costs jails are facing. Register to attend in person in Portland or to receive the Zoom link:
Monitor Talks: Treating Addiction in Maine’s Jails
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The Maine Monitor
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Aug 19
The mother met all of Maine’s reunification requirements except for finding housing, which did not “constitute evidence of parental unfitness,” Justice Andrew Mead wrote.
Maine terminated parental rights over a lack of affordable housing
From themainemonitor.org
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Aug 18
A team in Phippsburg has been working for nearly a decade to get wild oysters to regenerate in Maine’s cold, turbulent waters.
They wanted to restore wild oyster reefs to the Maine coast
From themainemonitor.org
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Aug 17
Low-income homeowners are least likely to test and treat their well water for arsenic, and a state program to help them has treated fewer homes than anticipated.
Maine struggling to get homeowners to treat wells for arsenic
From themainemonitor.org
The Maine Monitor
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Aug 16
Join members of The Maine Monitor this week for casual conversations about our journalism and the issues that matter to you. We'll be at Coveside Coffee in Portland on August 18 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and at the Blue Hill Library on August 21 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.