Women veterans call for greater representation in battle for services
More than 2.1 million women veterans live in the U.S. today. By 2040, they are projected to make up 18% of all veterans, making them the fastest-growing group of veterans, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (Adobe Stock) Listen to this story here. By Kathryn Carley Nov 11, 2026 To mark Veterans Day,…
Despite US-China trade deal, tariffs remain on essential baby products
By Kathryn Carley Nov 9, 2026 A 2025 Congressional report found as a result of tariffs, the cost of five common items purchased for new babies, including car seats, cribs, strollers, high chairs and baby monitors, increased by 24%. (Adobe Stock) Listen to this story HERE Consumer advocates said families in New England continue to…
Financial help available for most CoverME.gov plan enrollees
A KFF analysis of 276 insurers participating in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace from 50 states and the District of Columbia showed a median proposed premium increase of 15% for 2027. It is the second consecutive year of double-digit premium hikes. (Adobe Stock) Listen to this story HERE Nov 2, 2026 By Kathryn Carley Mainers…
Public, private funds lock in protections for western Maine forest
Winter snow in Maine’s Chadbourne Tree Farm helps replenish local streams and underground aquifers, which feed into the Sebago watershed and provide drinking water for more than 200,000 people in the greater Portland area. (Adobe Stock) Listen to this story HERE Oct 31, 2026 By Kathryn Carley Conservationists are celebrating the permanent protection secured for…
National healthcare caravan passes through 17 states, pushing for reforms
The “Care Force One” tour bus traveled nearly 8,000 miles in October from coast to coast, to protest funding cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act and to demand the restoration of enhanced ACA tax credits. (Protect Our Care) By Mark Richardson Oct 30, 2026 Listen to this story HERE. A national bus tour…
ICE raids could cost Maine billions in lost economic output
Immigrant employment in Maine helps sustain nearly 74,000 jobs statewide and nearly $15 billion in total economic output, according to the Maine Office of New Americans. (Adobe Stock) By Kathryn Carley Listen to this story HERE Federal immigration enforcement surged in Maine this year, and a new report showed the removal of immigrant workers could…
ME State Senator Joe Baldacci Tapped as Maine State Chair for U.S. Term Limits
October 31, 2027 BANGOR, ME, October 30, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — Today, U.S. Term Limits announced that former Maine State Senator and Bangor Mayor Joe Baldacci has agreed to serve as Maine State Chair for U.S. Term Limits. Baldacci brings decades of public service, community leadership, and firsthand experience with state and local government to the…
Incidental killing of New England’s endangered species no longer illegal
October 15, 2026 Listen to the story HERE. By Kathryn Carley North Atlantic right whales were hunted to near extinction prior to being listed as an endangered species in 1970. The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium estimated the 2024 population at 384, up from 376 in 2023. (Adobe Stock) Environmental groups warn federal regulators have…
Takafumi Suzuki, well known photographic artist, exhibits Bibbidi-Bobidi-Boo show at Gallery Fukurou, Rockland
ROCKLAND, ME – Gallery Fukurou is holding an exhibit with the work of Takafumi Suzuki, also known also as Yohaku Yorozuya, from Tokyo, Japan. The exhibit of photographs that have been posterized in the darkroom is called: Bibbidi-Bobidi-Boo. “I do not have a magical wand as the character in the Cinderella movie has, but the…
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