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Earlier this year, MAB Community Services — a leading social service agency supporting over 1,500 individuals with visual impairment, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and acquired brain injuries across Massachusetts —

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After four-and-a-half years of testimonies, submissions and public hearings, the Disability Royal Commission has made 222 recommendations for change.

Despite a history of fraud allegations, Rosalina Mavaega and her husband received one of the city’s largest awards under the American Rescue Plan Act. Prosecutors say the couple spent the funds buying cryptocurrency and on other personal uses.

PORTLAND — On Sept. 28, before a packed ballroom of conference attendees, Steven Wade of Rockport received the 13th annual Lewis and Clara Lamont Brain Injury Advocacy Award for the

The harrowing experiences of people with a disability, laid bare in a landmark report, have been touted as...

The harrowing experiences of people with a disability, laid bare in a landmark report, have been touted as...

SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, plans to host listening sessions pertaining to the Maine Aging Study from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 at its three locations (Lewiston, Norway and Wilton) in Western Maine. The public can attend at no cost; lunch will be provided. […]

Douglas County leaders have now significantly narrowed down their options for renovating the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, focusing on a set of plans tha

Despite a history of fraud allegations, Rosalina Mavaega and her husband received one of the city’s largest awards under the American Rescue Plan Act. Prosecutors say the couple spent the funds buying cryptocurrency and on other personal uses.