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Schools are serving fewer meals and losing money


Blame the pandemic.
The Lewiston school nutrition program expects to lose tens of thousands of dollars in federal reimbursement because it served fewer meals this year.
“There’s an interesting trend in Maine and across the country,” said Alisa Roman, nutrition program director for Lewiston Public Schools and president of the Maine School Nutrition Association.
“Schools are scrambling, ‘Oh my goodness, what are we going to do?’” she said in a recent phone interview. “It will definitely be a challenge for most.”
Other districts including those based in Poland, Farmington, Rumford and Paris also expect less money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which fully or partially funds school meals. ....

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