Finding people to take on summer jobs has been difficult in recent years. While some employers are still struggling, ‘it’s nowhere near where it was,’ a leader of the state’s hospitality industry said.
Maine
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Climate change is already affecting Mainers’ health, doctors say
The most direct link between climate change and public health in Maine can be found between warming temperatures and heat-related illnesses and diseases spread by ticks that no longer die off in winter.
Scenic section of Down East trail reopens
One of the most beloved and beautiful stretches of the Down East Sunrise Trail reopened this week, months after being hit by winter storms.
Maine’s health department rarely investigates when residents wander away from care facilities
Elopement – when a resident wanders out of a care home – is a real risk, particularly for people with dementia. But in the vast majority of cases, the facilities are never inspected and rarely sanctioned.
Speakers focus on resilience, history and ‘Kung Fu Panda’ at Colby College’s 203rd commencement
Waterville liberal arts college confers degrees on 536 graduates.
Watch: Fire destroys warehouse at Chelsea shed, mobile home manufacturing facility
Firefighters from at least eight communities responded Sunday afternoon to New England Rent to Own at at 65 River Road, where video showed sheds engulfed in flames.
In Camden, a story of wealthy neighbors, ocean views and over $1.7 million in fines
An unusual case in Midcoast Maine, which involves feuding landowners and a town-owned beach, is still unfolding. It all started with a pesticide.
More than half of food-insecure Mainers can’t get food stamps
More Maine households are relying on the state’s network of food pantries and meal programs to bring home enough groceries to feed their families, according to Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Protesters hold pro-Palestine rally in downtown Waterville
Protesters say they plan to hold more demonstrations across the state.
ACLU allowed to add Maine attorney general to lawsuit on indigent defense
A court on Thursday granted the ACLU’s petition to add Attorney General Aaron Frey to a suit that accuses the state of failing to provide lawyers to poor Mainers.