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Tribes work with conservation organizations to reacquire lands

For the past few years, the Wabanaki nations in Maine, working with conservation organizations, have been undertaking a deliberate process for increasing access to and ownership of lands in the state in order to practice their culture.

Well-loved coach and teacher mourned

Food pantries face struggles with federal cutbacks

Area food pantries are being challenged by funding cuts and inflation as the need continues to increase after the holidays. As seasonal tourism and construction jobs fall off, heating costs kick in and the holiday donations bubble fades away.

Cold winter, funding problems challenge heating aid programs

The federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in northern Maine is facing a perfect storm of challenges this year, including the unexpected combining of two social services agencies, an increasing demand, a government shutdown, changes in program rules...

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Tribes work with conservation organizations to reacquire lands

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Well-loved coach and teacher mourned

Food pantries face struggles with federal cutbacks

Cold winter, funding problems challenge heating aid programs