Maine has some of the highest unmet demand for afterschool care

Maine hired contractor to organize timely visits for families in child welfare cases. It delivered 10% of the time. Last December, the state renewed the organization’s contract even though it fell far short of its performance requirements, according to an examination by The Maine Monitor. Read this story by Josh Keefe of The Maine Monitor.

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Maine rivers hit record lows and wells run dry as drought tightens grip on state | Bangor Daily News

Graham Platner still navigating political storm over social media posts - Portland Press Herald

New study says Maine has some of the highest unmet demand for afterschool care in the country | Maine Public

Former Maine CDC director launches run for governor | Spectrum News Maine

How Maine mobile home residents are fighting high rent increases | News Center Maine

The domestic violence incidents that upended Jonathan Bush’s career | Bangor Daily News

Somerset County marijuana grow cases stuck in court ‘logjam’ | Morning Sentinel

This Maine Republican is running for a local office he wants to get rid of | The Maine Monitor & Bangor Daily News

For some Maine towns, fairer property taxes are simply out of reach | Bangor Daily News

Maine's wastewater industry urges state to stop landfilling biosolids | WGME

Could a familiar last name help any of Maine’s gubernatorial candidates? | NOTUS & The Maine Monitor

Join us for our next listening tour stops in Jackman and Augusta. We'll be at the Northland Hotel in Jackman on October 21st from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and at The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine in Augusta on October 23rd from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Maine Monitor reporter Josh Keefe appeared on News Center Maine to discuss his reporting that, in nearly all cases, Maine’s largest contracted provider of child welfare visitation services failed to schedule the visits within the state’s required time frame. Watch the appearance.

Thanks for allowing me to provide you with a look at today's news. We'll be back with more tomorrow.

this edition was curated by george harvey

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