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themainemonitor. org > maine-ice-tipline

Maine set up a tipline for ICE abuse. Here's what it got

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (593+ words) The Maine Monitor asked for the tips as part of a public records request to understand the types of concerns people were raising about agents" treatment of immigrants or observers during the two-week operation in which agents detained about 200 people,…...

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themainemonitor. org > maine-congress-investments-hotels-stocks

Hotels are big business for two Maine lawmakers

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1496+ words) Nestled on the island of North Haven, Maine, sits Nebo Lodge, a quaint bed and breakfast that boasts nine guest rooms. Nebo Lodge markets itself as a cozy getaway in "one of the most beautiful places on earth." But the'hotel's…...

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themainemonitor. org > swain-solitary-confinement-settlement

Mainer spent years in solitary confinement, gets $250 K settlement

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (431+ words) A Maine man whose yearslong plight in the Maine State Prison's isolation unit was chronicled in a2021 Bangor Daily News investigationhas settled a lawsuit against the state for $250, 000. The settlement resolves a federal casebroughtby Zachary Swain, who accused the state prison…...

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themainemonitor. org > eustis-housing-shortage

This western Maine mountain town is desperate for more housing

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (589+ words) Officials in western Maine town of Eustis are seeking ways to expand the local housing supply, and they're the first to join a new initiative by a major state nonprofit. The town is the first to host officials from Grow…...

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themainemonitor. org > sunrise-serenity-unsafe-water

Mobile home residents have faced nearly 3 years of unsafe water

2+ day, 31+ min ago  (1812+ words) Enterprise This piece is an in-depth examination of a single subject requiring extensive research and resources. One resident of a Fairfield mobile home park doesn't let her children play under a sprinkler or fill up a kiddie pool in the…...

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themainemonitor. org > radio-episode-24

April "radio hour" highlights innovations across Maine

2+ day, 27+ min ago  (407+ words) Behind the Story This piece describes why and how a particular story, or related set of stories, was reported. In the April edition of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour, editor Kate Cough spoke to housing reporter Caitlin Andrews, education reporter…...

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themainemonitor. org > library-commission-discusses-quality-service

Library Commission discusses meaning of "quality" library service

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1361+ words) Monitor Local is a reporting initiative to meet the local information needs of people in towns across western and downeast Maine with public service reporting on town council meetings, school budget debates, zoning conversations, tax deliberations and more. It functions…...

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themainemonitor. org > machiasport-drafting-short-term-rental-ordinance

Machiasport Planning Board drafting short'term rental ordinance

3+ day, 26+ min ago  (836+ words) Monitor Local is a reporting initiative to meet the local information needs of people in towns across western and downeast Maine with public service reporting on town council meetings, school budget debates, zoning conversations, tax deliberations and more. It functions…...

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themainemonitor. org > youth-overdose-possible-solution

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3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (19+ words) Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town's schools have a possible solution'The Maine Monitor...

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themainemonitor. org > rsu73-budget-clears-first-voter-hurdle

RSU 73 budget clears first of two voter hurdles

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (717+ words) Monitor Local is a reporting initiative to meet the local information needs of people in towns across western and downeast Maine with public service reporting on town council meetings, school budget debates, zoning conversations, tax deliberations and more. It functions…...