SNAP cuts could impact Maine’s free lunch for students in long term

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After 2 school budget failures, a Maine town offers voters only a small cut | Bangor Daily News

Question 1 would make changes to absentee voting, an option Mainers increasingly like | Portland Press Herald

How storm mapping research could help protect Maine's vulnerable lighthouses | News Center Maine

Who is Graham Platner and why is he everywhere right now? | Maine Public

More Maine school districts implement cellphone bans ahead of school year | WGME

SNAP cuts could impact Maine’s free lunch for students in the long term | Portland Press Herald

More Maine school districts implement cellphone bans ahead of school year | WGME

Among Maine workers, growing recognition of heat as a top occupational safety hazard | Maine Public

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