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Former Gov. Joe Brennan made children's welfare a priority while many other politicians only pay lip service.

He fought fiercely for working Mainers who’d grown up in poverty as he had. Son of a union longshoreman, he never strayed far from his birthplace.

He fought fiercely for working Mainers who’d grown up in poverty as he had. Son of a union longshoreman, he never strayed far from his birthplace.

Darcy Lee, the program's director, says the Samaritan Hotline received more than 33,000 calls last year, and is on line to receive 40,000 calls in 2024.

I don’t know about you, but personally, I can’t wait for Kent Hughes to find a solution for his goaltending. Since the start of the year, the team has been running with three goalies and it’s getting heavy. Heavy for the fans, heavy for the main players (even if they won’t say so publicly) and […]

The group, called Walk a Mile in Their Shoes, wants the state to stop prioritizing family reunification when parents are not following plans to keep their children safe from neglect or abuse.

The group, called Walk a Mile in Their Shoes, wants the state to stop prioritizing family reunification when parents are not following plans to keep their children safe from neglect or abuse.

As someone who, beginning in the winter of 1971-72, with friends, slept atop some 25 Maine mountains over January and February holiday weekends through the ‘90s, I enjoyed Carey Kish’s column, “Annual trek with friends grows into special outing,” Nov. 5. Some things never change: Bring friends together in the magnificent Maine woods, and it’s […]

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Bill.cresenzo@insidebiz.com Bob Sasser, the CEO of Dollar Tree, is the highest-paid executive of the region's public companies.