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Today we’re continuing our long-term dive into Maine child care challenges by examining the daycares that didn’t report alleged abuse and neglect at the hands of staff. Alexa Foust, a Monitor contributor, spent months reporting and reading state licensing records. She was looking not just for the times daycare staff treated children in concerning ways but when they tried to keep it quiet.
In the end, Alexa focused on two child care centers, in Brewer and Portland, where cases of abuse unfolded in different ways. But, through hundreds of pages of records and many interviews, she was able to highlight the experiences of the children who suffered injuries and their parents who were left in the dark.
Thank you for reading this story and the many others that reporters have worked hard to bring you. Read about a new, interactive map that may make work easier for seaweed harvesters. Learn how some doctors are treating early tooth decay themselves amid a decline in dentists. And read the stories from our reporting partners, including this inside look by the Bangor Daily News at discussions preceding the closure of a contaminated compost facility.
We hope you come see us at our upcoming events. Our last two listening tour gatherings will be in Jackman on October 21 and Augusta on October 23.
— Erin |
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Gov. Mills will challenge Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest: Democrats see Maine as an important target amid a need to pick up a net of four seats to retake the Senate majority. Read this story by Patrick Whittle and Thomas Beaumont of the Associated Press |
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Inside the talks that led a contaminated Maine compost plant to be shut down: Tests showing a Unity Township compost plant contaminated wetlands more than two miles away sped a decision to close the facility, according to emails obtained by the BDN. Read this story by Lori Valigra of the Bangor Daily News |
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Collins, other Republican leaders say federal workers should get back pay after shutdown: A draft White House memo says workers have no guarantee of compensation for time the government is closed. Read this story by Em Luetkemeyer of NOTUS |
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A Maine prosecutor questioned a state trooper’s competence after an arson arrest: Maeghan Maloney’s letter gives a fuller picture of concerns she and other officials had about a trooper who allegedly made several violent arrests. Read this story by Callie Ferguson of the BDN with Josh Keefe of The Maine Monitor |
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Bangor nonprofit serving people with disabilities lost money in ‘sophisticated’ cyber scam: Staff were tricked into giving access to the organization’s bank accounts, according to a notice obtained by the BDN. Read this story by Sawyer Loftus of the Bangor Daily News |
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Maine state auditor defies national Democrats, launches primary against moderate Jared Golden: Officials at the DCCC warned that if the incumbent loses the primary, Democrats will lose a seat in the general election. Read this story by Alex Roarty of NOTUS |
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The Maine Monitor and NOTUS team up to cover Maine’s congressional delegation in D.C.
NOTUS reporter Torrie Herrington will focus on the Maine and Vermont delegations. The Monitor has started publishing her work, along with other reporting from D.C.
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The Maine Monitor awarded $400,000 grant from the Sadie & Harry Davis Foundation
The foundation, which is focused on improving children’s health care in Maine, committed to supporting The Monitor’s reporting for the next two years. The grant marks the single largest gift the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting has received.
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Have feedback or a correction to send to Erin Rhoda? Send it to her directly via email: erin@themainemonitor.org.
The Maine Monitor is a publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, an independent and nonpartisan nonprofit news organization that produces investigative journalism. We believe news is a public good and keep our news free to access. We have no paywall and do not charge for our newsletters. If you value the reporting we do for Maine, please consider making a donation! We cannot do this reporting without your support. |
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