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- Child Abuse On The Rise In Maine
- Child abuse in Maine increases 58%
- Child abuse on the rise in Maine
Exploring how Parental Rights are trampled on in the Nanny State of Maine.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Child Abuse On The Rise In Maine
DHHS wants more kids.
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Kids suffer when their parents lose their health insurance. Maine knows this firsthand
We all know by now that Medicaid expansion in Maine has failed. That means that about 70,000 people in Maine will have to go without federally funded health care which the poor in other states are enjoying.
Well don't blame me because I didn't vote for LePage.
Well don't blame me because I didn't vote for LePage.
Glenburn family upset after 13-year-old girl, older sister turned away from father-daughter dance
Controversy erupted in Glenburn after a 13-year-old girl and her older sister were turned away from the “Butterfly Kisses” father-daughter dance on Friday night.
The squabble has both sides questioning whether the concept of the father-daughter or mother-son dance is exclusionary and outdated in a time when fewer and fewer families have a structure considered “traditional.”
The squabble has both sides questioning whether the concept of the father-daughter or mother-son dance is exclusionary and outdated in a time when fewer and fewer families have a structure considered “traditional.”
Outdated or not, there's nothing wrong with it.
Auburn school, same-sex parents at odds over essay
Sixth-grader’s essay topic about her mothers not picked for group assignment
I have to stick up for the school on this one. Nothing against LGBT's but give it a break. We don't need to have your lifestyle shoved down our kids throats at school.
Ayla Reynolds Final Vigil
The mother of missing Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds closed a chapter in the story of her daughter's disappearance.
- Final vigil held for missing Maine toddler
- ‘I need to take a break for a while’: Ayla Reynolds’ mother holds final vigil for missing toddler, says she’s stepping away from public view
- A birthday vigil for Ayla Reynolds
- Final vigil held for missing Maine toddler
Police and advocates call for end to child abuse
April is known as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Police and advocates call for end to child abuse
Police and victims’ advocates explain the costs of child abuse and neglect during a Tuesday gathering at the State House to mark the beginning of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Bangor man charged with felony assault of 1-year-old
Farmington parents charged with child endangerment
Parents of a young boy face child endangerment charges after several people reported a child under age 5 running down Route 4 on Thursday afternoon.
Man accused of tattooing teens
Berwick police have arrested a man who is accused of tattooing teens and possessing heroin and firearms.
- Man accused of tattooing teens
- Berwick man charged with tattooing underage boys, heroin and weapon possession
Bath man charged with threatening boys at elementary school, says he was defending son
A 34-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after police say he threatened a group of 10-year-old boys at a local elementary school.
Father accused of abusing, using shock collar on children
Ridiculous
- Police: Maine man used shock collar on kids
- Police: Shock collar meant for animals is used on child in Maine
- Police: Maine Man Used Shock Collar on Kids
This is apparently another one of those juicy stories that news reporters love to sink their teeth into.
Some people just shouldn't be parents.
April School News - Maine high school graduation rate increased for fourth straight year in 2013
Finally some good news to share...
- Maine high school graduation rate increased for fourth straight year in 2013
- Maine high school graduation rates
Being a drop out gets you nowhere in this day and age. Unless you're good at kissing ass of course.
School Lunch
School Lunch
So what else is going on with our schools this month? Keep checking back as I'll be updating this post throughout April.
- 6 Maine schools make national list of most challenging high schools
- As one Maine school excels on healthy lunches, others lack equipment to meet new nutritional guidelines
- Portland sixth-graders to watch film, participate in international project
- Saco eighth-grader wins Maine’s geography bee
- Bangor school officials seek to delay implementing new education system
School's Closing
- Monticello
The School Budget Mess
- Bangor
- Fort Kent
- Lewiston
- Portland
Administrator's
School Construction Projects
Opinion
Mainers to join in cloth-diaper-changing world record attempt
Pampers are so much easier to deal with.
- Mainers to join in cloth-diaper-changing world record attempt
- Frugal and practical: Cloth diaper use in Maine increases, follows national trend
- Cloth diapers more then just a money saver
To each her own I guess.
Driving Like An Idiot With The Kids In The Car
24-year-old Cheryl Gibson, a mother from Cornish was arrested this past week for driving either 123, 124 or 127 MPH on the Maine Turnpike in Saco depending on what news report you buy into. I'm not sure which one of these is accurate, but that doesn't matter because according to the police, these kids could have been killed.
So who is claiming what speed? Let's see.
- 123 MPH
- WCSH 6 - Mother charged with criminal speeding, kids in backseat
- Miami Herrald - Trooper: Woman hit 123 mph with kids in backseat
- 124 MPH
- US Top News Today - Maine woman arrested after hitting 124 mph on turnpike with kids
- Kennebec Journal - Maine mom accused of driving 124 mph with children can still drive
- Propaganda Press Herald - Cornish driver arrested for endangering kids
- 127 MPH
- NewsCastic (Whoever they are) - Maine mother stopped for driving 127 mph with 2 kids in car
I doubt that the discrepancy between the news reports will help her in court or in her upcoming child abuse investigation by Maine's Child Protective Services who will always pick the bigger number to make things appear worse.
April Pedo's - Guys who should be beaten while in jail.
Thank Goodness we have Governor Paul LePage looking out for the safety and welfare of our children and keeping us and our children safe from all of these sick and filthy pedophiles out there.
Maine's jails are apparently filling up with these scum bags, many of whom come from respectable positions in society. For example, former Maine State Police chief Andrew Demers is now facing a charge of gross sexual conduct.
I also think that the news media people get off on making you all paranoid. If they had their way you'd be thinking that there are pedophiles everywhere. And they are everywhere.
- Former police chief indicted on new charge
- Former head of state police faces new criminal charge
- Ex-Maine State Police chief indicted in child sex assault
- Former Maine State Police chief faces elevated sex assault charge
Of course the news media around here loves a good juicy story like this. It's how they get the stupid people to buy a newspaper. After all, the normal among us is simply not interested in reading about politics or why our taxes keep going up. It's just not as important as the blood and guts child abuse stories that keep popping up.
I also think that the news media people get off on making you all paranoid. If they had their way you'd be thinking that there are pedophiles everywhere. And they are everywhere.
Anyway it's important to expose these scum bags because they do often take positions where they have easy access to children. The infamous story of a teacher or a coach getting busted for having sex with a student, for example, often pops up...
- Maine teacher, softball coach charged with gross sexual assault
- Waldo tech center instructor charged with sexually assaulting student
and...
You can find the really creepy ones lurking around our schools...
My heart goes out to the victims, and for the pedo's... I hope they like their new jail cells. Here are the one's you'll be reading about in April. I will update this post throughout the month.
- Cameron Starkey
- Maine man admits to sex with girl, 13, police say
- Norridgewock man accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl
- Zachary Garrison
- Dylan Thorner
- Darrell Crosby
- Jefferson Man Arrested for Unlawful Sexual Contact With a Juvenile Relative
- Jefferson man arrested, accused of sexually assaulting young child 8 years ago
- Scott Daigle
- Christopher Graffam
- Benjamin Rossignol
- Arnold Hill
- Nicholas Cheese
- Englishman who photographed sexual assault of 13-year-old in Bangor gets 17 years in federal prison
- Englishman sentenced to 17 years for porn involving Maine girl
- Eric Bard
- Earl Leathers
- Holly Morrison
Don't let these guys near your kids.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
LePage pushes awareness, prevention of child abuse in Maine
This is kind of an oxymoron if you ask me.
Yet he cuts off services to parents that help keep kids safe in the home...
Yet he cuts off services to parents that help keep kids safe in the home...
- Child, family services organization shuts down program in Bangor, Harrington, Saco
- Maine May Shut Down All Inpatient Drug Rehabs
The most cost effective way to keep kids safe is to provide services to the families while they are still in the home. It's also best for the kids.
but he is against that because it requires tax money to be spent on various "welfare programs."
He would much rather spend an additional $4.2 million to keep kids in foster care, while blaming it on a drug abuse epidemic, when really the reason that most kids are removed is because the parents are poor.
This is not saying that there are not cases where children need to be removed from their homes, as there are, but that should be an absolute last resort. Foster care damages the kids. They come out of it all messed up.
- Mercenary motherhood (Article by Mary Callahan who led Maine's child welfare reform efforts under Gov. Baldacci, published in the Los Angeles Times)
This is not saying that there are not cases where children need to be removed from their homes, as there are, but that should be an absolute last resort. Foster care damages the kids. They come out of it all messed up.
- Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation commissioners set first visit to tribe
- Father of slain baby is accused of murder
He said he and his wife adopted Collins-Faunce in 1997, after the boy had been in six foster homes over the course of five years. Collins-Faunce is now 23.
Police say in court papers that Collins-Faunce was physically and sexually abused while in foster care, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and has been taking medication for it.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Maine judge mulls whether 12-year-old should be tried for manslaughter
Not to mention the kid was drugged through the teeth on ADHD meds at the time of the crime. No this does not justify the death it simply proves that she couldn't possibly have been in her right mind at the time of the crime. I'll just bet that had she not been reminded of this tragic event over and over and over again she would probably have little recollection of it. But through the miracles of therapeutic intervention it's probably as fresh in her mind today as it was during the time of the death.
Here are some of the earlier links to this ongoing drama story.
- Filing identifies girl, 10, accused of killing Maine infant (from September 2012)
- 11-year-old accused in Maine baby death arraigned (from October 2012)
- Maine girl's manslaughter hearing set (from 2013)
Saturday, March 29, 2014
New Report Finds When Parents Were Cut from MaineCare, Kids Lost Coverage Too
I know, I know, all you Republicrats out there formulate your opinions based on how far your heads are up your asses. You either think we need to help everybody or cut them off all together. But not one of you realizes how quickly a parent can be thrown into bankruptcy if your kid is unlucky enough to get sick.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Parents say teacher forced son, 6, to clean up urine
I am absolutely disgusted with this story out of Scarborough.
That is totally sick and that teacher should be fired as well as have her mug shot all over the news. However, if they're anything like Portland, they'll cover the teachers ass all the way.
That is totally sick and that teacher should be fired as well as have her mug shot all over the news. However, if they're anything like Portland, they'll cover the teachers ass all the way.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Isolated Cases or Systematic Failures?
So one of our Gubernatorial candidates decides to take on DHHS. This is a good thing, I suppose, as the fraud, waste, cover-ups, shredded papers, mismanagement, what have you, is certainly worthy of concern to the people of Maine.
What I find even more concerning is the fact that this same agency with a department that takes children from their parents seems to be protected from much of this scrutiny. The people who work for said department never seem to come into the same spotlight in these articles that supposedly refer to DHHS as a whole.
Oh sure, every now and then we see one of their failures come to light...
What I find even more concerning is the fact that this same agency with a department that takes children from their parents seems to be protected from much of this scrutiny. The people who work for said department never seem to come into the same spotlight in these articles that supposedly refer to DHHS as a whole.
Oh sure, every now and then we see one of their failures come to light...
- DHHS reassigns child care licensing supervisor after abuse allegations surface
- Maine, Tribes Seek 'Truth And Reconciliation'
The difference is that not since the death of Logan Marr in a foster home in Chelsea has this department gotten the light shined on their systematic failures. Instead, they begin to look like isolated cases rather than systematic failures, and that's just what they want you to think.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
“Fact and fiction about Maine’s drug affected babies,” Alison Mitchell, University of Maine
“Fact and fiction about Maine’s drug affected babies,” Alison Mitchell, University of Maine
It's refreshing... It's rejuvenating... It certainly doesn't make the situation right as we don't want drug addicted babies and society should certainly take a stand against it. But we also don't need to constantly be making the situation appear worse than it actually is.
I really think that the reason our politicians go to the extremes when talking about issues such as drug addicted babies, is because that's how they get the people to support the necessary funding for whatever program they're trying to implement at any given time.
Of course, I could be wrong and they could very well be stupid enough to believe it.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Prentice Powell Performs 'Good Father'
Maine Kid News for March 2014
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Top Stories
Strange
Crime
Accidents
Opinion
Events
Top Stories
- Judge to Find Out if Girl Charged With Manslaughter is Competent to Stand Trial
- Judge to decide for third time whether pre-teen manslaughter defendant is competent
- Maine judge mulls whether 12-year-old should be tried for manslaughter
- New law says all Maine school workers, from teachers to bus drivers, must train to spot suicide warning signs
- Gorham parents fight school sweets ban
- Two Augusta ‘lost kids’ found by neighbor
- Bangor man charged with manslaughter in connection with baby’s death
- Prosecutor: Bangor man charged with manslaughter told police he dropped baby boy
- Bangor police investigating baby’s death
- Maine babysitter held on $100,000 bail in infant's death
- Attorney: Boy, 11, accused of sexual assault will not be a threat in return to school
- Judge rules 11-year-old suspect in sexual assault can return to school
- Judge orders Harrington boy accused of sex offense to attend school or alternative program
- Attorney: Boy, 11, accused of sexual assault will not be a threat in return to school
- Fake Guns in School
- Teen app developer shares his gaming passion
- Augusta mom charged after 4-year-old wanders away during storm
- Teen killed in hit-and-run
- Paris police say a 16-year-old male was struck and killed in a hit-and-run
- Police continue search for driver that hit, killed teen
- Police clear 2 people of interest in fatal hit-and-run
- Funeral planned for Turner teen killed in hit-and-run accident
- Wiscasset Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling a Joint to a Juvenile
- Police chief talks substance abuse with teens at town hall meeting
- Pit bull bites 5-year-old Maine boy on face
- Bill to create more work opportunities for Maine children rejected in House vote
- Is legal marijuana easier for kids to acquire? Experts in Portland disagree
- Nine-year-old girl found safe after parents reported her missing
- Maine baby dies, then fire destroys family’s mobile home
- Trista Reynolds calls for child endangerment charges in Ayla disappearance
- Mother of Ayla Reynolds prods DA to charge dad
Strange
Crime
- Winslow woman pleads not guilty to stealing from youth groups
- Man seeks third dismissal of Maine child assault charges
- To protect their kids, Maine parents need to protect their kids’ data
Accidents
- Mother, two children escape house fire in Houlton
- School bus driver hurt in Molunkus crash
- Warren Woman Dies in Head-on Accident, Waldoboro and Warren Teenagers in Critical Condition
- Police: Norridgewock sex offender charged with sexually assaulting 10-year-old boy
- Auburn man arrested on child pornography charge
- Bingham to restrict registered sex offenders
- Brewer man pleads guilty in connection with explicit cellphone photos
- Former Calais man to serve five years in prison for sex crimes against two teens
- Dana Wilson trial for possession of child pornography charge set for March 27
- Former Maine State Police chief faces child sex abuse charge
- Sheriff: Former Maine State Police chief admitted sexual abuse, attempted suicide
- Former Maine State Police chief arrested
- Is anyone still surprised when a ‘respected’ member of the community is accused of child sex abuse?
- Trial of Brunswick man accused of gross sexual assault against child to begin Monday
- Maine group launches new effort to rescue child pornography victims
- Police arrest Houlton sex offender after search of his home allegedly yields child porn
- Police looking at persons of interest in teen's hit-and-run death
- Sanford man faces charge for child porn
- Boothbay Man Faces 10 Charges of Possessing Child Pornography
- Publisher, former city councilor arrested for possession of child pornography
- Lewiston Auburn Magazine fires publisher after child porn arrest
- Rumford man accused of possessing child pornography
- Computer crimes task force sorts through digital backlog
- Monmouth man gets 6 months on child porn charge
- Maine teenager dies after wisdom teeth removed
- How do you know if a child needs therapy?
- ‘It’s not as scary and sickening anymore:’ Bucksport baby’s plight captures hearts of a community
- Maine hospitals limiting dangerous early elective births
- Children of older fathers may be at higher risk for mental illness
- Keeping Youth Healthy and Safe Theme of MCYAF Town Hall Meeting
- Bridgewater boy, 6, donates bone marrow so his 8-year-old brother can live
- Maine groups discuss marijuana and youth
- Program aims to prevent Maine students from smoking
- Maine teen battling rare kidney disease gets dream boat from Make-A-Wish in Portland
- LePage, lawmakers should expand access to reproductive health care, help prevent unintended pregnancies
School
- Orono boy forgoes practice, wins Penobscot County Spelling Bee with ‘tertiary’
- LePage, LaBonte speak to Children of the American Revolution members
- Westbrook’s Nelson is Maine’s middle school principal of the year
- ‘The best voices in the world’: Grammy-nominated African Children’s Choir visits Portland school
- Education committee to cash-strapped budget-writers: Don’t cut funding to Maine colleges
- Only 3 Maine schools retain Indian nicknames; tribe praises effort to eliminate them
- Job Corps students visit Maine State Legislature
- Students gather to solve problems in Maine’s school system
- Why can Maine students still graduate high school without knowing basic skills?
- Restore parental control over education in Maine
- Gym fire closing Whitefield Elementary through Tuesday
- Child care to be offered at Brunswick Landing
- Afghan Human Rights leader will visit Deering High School
- Maine bill would ban companies from selling student data
- Gun in West Gardiner school leads to lockdown
- Augusta gearing up for education budget battle
- Leaky high school roof creates sense of 'urgency,' superintendent says
- Commission rejects Lewiston-Auburn charter school
- Maine commission OKs 1 virtual charter school, denies 2 other applications
- Charter school commission approves virtual school
- Eliot Cutler on virtual charter schools
- Maine shouldn’t reduce opportunities for all students to provide virtual learning for a few
- Maine panel OKs state's 1st virtual charter school
- LePage vetoes virtual school moratorium on same day Senate approves it
- Virtual charter schools seen as real solution for certain Maine students
- Bill to Delay Maine Virtual Schools
- Parents explain why they’ve spent countless hours to bring a controversial virtual charter school to Maine
- Home-schooling family in East Millinocket backs virtual academy
- Multinational giant set to run first virtual school in Maine
- Westbrook hosts forum following student suspension controversy
- Westbrook school board member files claim against city
- Biddeford administrator chosen as next superintendent for North Yarmouth-Cumberland school district
- Lewiston school budget includes cuts, tax increase
- Portland superintendent releases proposed 2015 budget
- South Portland school budget proposal would increase spending, cut 5 teachers
- LePage applauds South Portland student video against domestic violence
- Students show off troubleshooting skills in Portland
- Mt. Blue teacher proposes recruiting international students
- Budgets in Cape Elizabeth, Gorham lengthen kindergarten day
- U.S. Department of Education awards Maine $1,703,898 to turn failing schools around
- RSU 40 Hires New Superintendent
- Maine schools prepare for new, more rigorous tests that will be used next year
- Millinocket town, school leaders pledge to work together to fill budget holes
- Why have Maine Democrats made school reform a partisan issue?
- Maine student scores drop on reading and math exams
- Winterville’s break from SAD 27 could cost remaining member towns up to $100,000
Charity
- Boys seeking to raise money for addition to Calais food pantry
- Augusta teen raises money for orphans
- Maine babies will automatically get $500 in Alfond college scholarship money
- Skiers raise money for WinterKids
- Community Eligibility Program can help hungry kids
- Teen gets boat from Make-A-Wish
Outdoors
- Summer Camp Fair Coming to Orono
- Spring Is The Best Time To Search For Summer Camps
- Do you send your kids to summer camp?
- Top 20 Questions to Ask a Summer Camp Director: Answers Help Parents Make the Best Camp Match for Their Kids
- Nature Time for Children: Spring Session
- Little gardeners needed for Kids Can Grow
Events
- Kids wiggle and jiggle before Pirates game
- Maine Boy Scouts to benefit as National Guard engineers work to be prepared
- 100 Things To Do In Maine With Kids
Child Welfare
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Safety consultants say Maine schools need to improve security, lock doors
We all want our kids to be safe. It's really sad that we live in a world where we have to worry about our kids when they go to school, but we do. However, the chances that your kids will get shot up in a Columbine or Sandy Hook style massacre is still very low.
I guess the solution is to turn our schools into prisons.
Sadly, suggestions like this tend to be knee jerk reactions to paranoia cases watching too much TV.
And our police are training for these kinds of emergencies anyway. Sadly, too many expect it.
The facts:
From 2000-2012, 728 people were shot and 352 were killed. That is roughly 61 people shot and 30 deaths per year. There are near 50 Million K-12 students in public schools and near 18 million in college for a total of 68 Million. The chances of someone getting shot in school is 1-in-1,120,880. The chances of dying in a school shooting is 1-in-2,266,666. The chances of dying in a automobile crash is 1-in-100. In a plane crash is 1-in-20,000. By lightning strike is 1-in-83,000. It's quite ridiculous when you look at the statistics.
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(Thanks to Bangor Guy for this, whoever you are. as this is copied and pasted from your comment.)
Ex-DHHS inspectors say Maine managers ignored child abuse
There must not have been any money in it for them.
That's why they "protect" kids you know. Once they get them, the federal money starts rolling in.
Here is the latest update on this story.
Here is the latest update on this story.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Error by DHHS misled applicants for day care benefit
Now this is really worthy of it's own post. It shows, very clearly actually, how DHHS likes to screw parents.
From more angles than one apparently.
It's really sad though. Some people really are trying to do the right thing for their families. Some people just like to make things difficult.
From more angles than one apparently.
It's really sad though. Some people really are trying to do the right thing for their families. Some people just like to make things difficult.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Maine bill would ban replica guns in schools
When I was a kid, me and my friends used to play Cops and Robbers or Cowboys and Indians or Space Invaders or something like that. We used to have sword fights with sticks and play with cap guns. Now a days, such games are frowned upon because some psycho-babbling 'goody goody' came up with the idea that such games promote violence and aggression.
"Sigh..."
There is definitely an element of hysterical paranoia among some people in Maine. It probably stems from watching too much TV. You know, a group of child worshiping mom's who do play dates and makes the kid wear bike helmets so he doesn't bump his head and get a brain injury, saw one too many reports on the Sandy Hook Massacre on TV, then spends the rest of their lives being afraid of their own shadows.
Update: I started this post yesterday when the story first hit. Since then, the media has taken off with it.
Some agree with it.
Some agree with it.
"But supporters say it would prevent confusion among police who see a student carrying what appears to be a weapon."
Others do not.
- Maine bill on fake guns in schools faces opposition
- Fake gun in schools bill gets push back in Maine
"Maine police officers said on Monday that bill that would ban the possession of BB guns and non-firing replica firearms in schools say the measure is too broad and wouldn't improve school safety."You could go onto Channel 13's Facebook post and see how their fans are taking this.
There are plenty of comments to read. Everybody's got an opinion.
I personally think that you all gotta stop falling for all of this fear mongering. It's not healthy. It's not good for your rights as parents. It's not good for the rights of your children who then must thrive in light of Zero Tolerance policies, which will get them booted out of school and in many cases, a police record just for being a kid.
On top of that, bills like this won't do a damn thing to make your kids any safer.
I personally think that you all gotta stop falling for all of this fear mongering. It's not healthy. It's not good for your rights as parents. It's not good for the rights of your children who then must thrive in light of Zero Tolerance policies, which will get them booted out of school and in many cases, a police record just for being a kid.
On top of that, bills like this won't do a damn thing to make your kids any safer.
Maine Kid News Headlines for February 2014
Top Stories
- Long Creek juvenile inmates facing assault, escape charges
- Judge to decide competency of girl accused of killing infant
- Deployed dad surprises son at school
- DHHS failed parents, children in daycare case
- Vigil held to mark the 15th anniversary of Ashley Ouellette's unsolved murder
- Deering High School choir to sing with Foreigner
- Madison home damaged, but teenager saves family pets in Friday morning fire
- Group of Boy Scouts rescued from Maine mountain
- Three Boy Scouts, two leaders stranded on Blackcap Mountain rescued
- Boy Scouts, Scout leaders rescued off side of Black Cap Mountain
- Maine legislative panel rejects call to make it a crime to bring a fake gun to school
- Audit finds Maine Catholic diocese in compliance with charter to prevent child sex abuse
- Rock band Foreigner asks Portland high schoolers to sing backup on ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’
- Mother Retains Custody of Children Because There is Nowhere Else for Them to Go
- Legislature should override LePage’s veto of bill that fills in summer hunger gap for children
- Senate overrides LePage veto to expand summer food program for schoolchildren
- LePage’s war on hungry Maine kids will face test tomorrow in State senate
- One step closer to No Kid Hungry in Maine
- Error by DHHS misled applicants for day care benefit
- MaineCare application asks personal questions, such as where a child was conceived
- Lewiston Police: Attempted abduction did not happen
- At Maine schools, drinking and drug rules often hard to enforce
- Maine boy, 14, to be charged in two Walmart bomb threats
- Portland police cite eight stores, restaurants for selling alcohol to minors
- Arson charges dropped against Lewiston juvenile
- Convicted sex offender indicted in more crimes against children
- Wells teen charged after allegedly sending out ‘sexual’ emails from other student’s account
- ‘Violent predator’ to be sentenced Friday for assaulting girl, mother in Brunswick
- Bangor man charged with raping friend’s 15-year-old daughter
- Sex offender accused of assaulting 8-year-old boy
- Conn. man pleads guilty to Maine sex assault
- Two Franklin County men sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting children
- Maine man convicted of sexually assaulting girl 25 years ago
- Maine sex offender faces more charges
- Orono man indicted by grand jury now facing 135 sex crime charges
- Sabattus man gets 15 years in prison for assaults on preteen
- 37-year-old inmate dies at Maine State Prison
Pedo Teachers
Ayla Reynolds
- Brunswick man charged with assaulting girlfriend in front of children
- Police: Belfast woman frustrated waiting for diaper money berates teller, tries to run down officer
- Mom busted for OUI with 16-month-old son in car
Accidents
- Arundel woman, two children injured after vehicle crashes, rolls over
- Father revives son who fell off fishing boat in frigid Maine waters
- Maine middle school student dead in NH crash
- Buck Street crash caused by 16-year-old driver running stop sign, police say
- Man, 4-year-old son rescued from burning Bath home
Health and Wellness
- Hyde School student goes home after apparent heroin overdose
- Camp Sunshine honored for quick response to infectious outbreak
- Bill seeks to provide dental care to low-income children
- Flu outbreak temporarily closes Westbrook nursery school
- For Maine babies exposed to drugs, disadvantages mount after leaving hospital
- Death of 6-year-old Maine girl spurs outpouring of support
- Keeping Kids Safe: Smart ID Stick
- Parents Among Those Applauding Lawmaker’s About Face On Medical Marijuana Changes
- Addiction medicine a big risk for kids
- Hearts for Ezra: How this baby boy’s death could change your life
- An obligation for adults to watch, help teens
- Cheverus mourns student death
- Portland in-school health center tripled in size, named for late activist nurse Amanda Rowe
- As Berwick girl mourned, Maine woman recalls son’s death from meningitis
- In the aftermath of 6-year-old’s death, ‘MOM’ group adds warnings of dangers of bacterial meningitis
- Survey shows troubling trends among Western Maine teens, tweens
- Falmouth teen who lost father to Lou Gehrig’s Disease awarded for activism
- Washington County dispatcher to be awarded after providing telephone assistance in baby’s delivery
- Hearts for Ezra: How this baby boy’s death could change your life
- Report critical of Westbrook School officials
- Westbrook school officials don’t release report on student suspensions
- Read the report on Westbrook High School athlete suspensions
- Probe finds mistakes in Westbrook suspensions controversy
- Fort Kent High School students research their Acadian Roots
- Former staff and students collect memories from Nathan Clifford School
- Ambitious Portland high school project: Make contact with the spirit world
- Maine high school chorus to back up Foreigner; parents more thrilled than students
- Portland students consider city’s high schools
- Early childhood proposals increase access to Head Start and child care
- Early Education In Maine Part Two
- Maine eyes virtual charter school moratorium
- Portland schools could open day after Labor Day
- As Maine student numbers drop, high schools compete for kids, tuition dollars
- Children’s chorus plans trip to France
- Bangor area eighth-graders go school shopping
- Two Portland students named Presidential Scholars candidates
- Maine Voices: Elevate Maine aims to help front end of educational pipeline
- School Choices in Maine: Public School
- Caribou-area elementary, middle school students to get harvest break starting this fall
- Education briefs
- Two Brewer High School coaches step down from varsity posts
- State education commissioner recommends school safety clearinghouse
- South Portland school mourns popular teacher who died unexpectedly
- Portland schools hire new transportation, adult education directors
- Portland fourth graders eat and learn about local seaweed
- Give students more options, approve Maine Virtual Academy
- Safety consultants say Maine schools need to improve security, lock doors
- Kennebunk cops engage in ‘chilling’ 15-hour school shooter training
- Maine bill would ban replica guns in schools
- Unfunded Mandate? Let’s Do Pre-K Right in Maine!
- Strengthen bill to expand preschool in Maine
- Schools in central Maine focus on Common Core
- Public hearings to spotlight proposed charter schools
- Virtual charter school proposal goes before commission
- School board could decide Gardiner-area schools’ fates Thursday
- Livermore education panel to look at tuition costs
- Rockland-area school board votes to settle with business manager
- Maine education technology expert: Infrastructure for state-run virtual charter school doesn’t exist yet
- Lewiston superintendent: Tough budget ahead
- Caribou-area school board, teachers union resolve contract stalemate
- Belfast-area school district’s controversial consolidation plans shelved
- Possible deal with Lee Academy could be financial lifeline for Millinocket schools
- Education chief says proposed Medicaid expansion will lead to less funding for Maine schools
Politics
- With cadre of young leaders, Maine GOP launches youth movement
- Lawmakers override LePage veto to feed hungry kids during summer
- MAINE STREAM: Longer hours at dead-end jobs not good for young workers
Charity
- High school clothes closet receives big donation
- MAINE COMPASS: Maine’s hungry children need their lawmakers
- Maine couple looks to strangers to have child
- Pink man's lost bet turns into charity for sick children in Maine
- National March of Dimes ambassador visits Maine Medical Center
- African choir, credited with ‘helping a lot of children,’ coming to Portland
Outdoors
- Snow stopping these kids
- Kids compete to catch fish at annual Phippsburg ice derby
- Flies for Kids
- Sledding at Payson Park in Portland
Family Law
Opinion and Advice
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