Children from 32 central Maine schools are exhibiting their works at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and Greene Block + Studios through Sunday as part of Youth Art Month, Amy Calder writes.
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Concerts for a Cause presents KindKids Music
UUCB Concerts for a Cause will host a children’s concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Brunswick. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to Mid Coast New Mainers Group and Oasis Free Clinics. KindKids Music is a dynamic duo with original music, puppets, and a highly interactive […]
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USDA estimates 21 million kids, including in Maine, will get summer food benefits
Maine is among the states where children will receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent federal program.
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UMF’s Sweatt-Winter programs settles into new building
‘This year will be a play year,’ Director Erica Thompson said when asked how she saw the program expanding in the new building, which is more than double in size.
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The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine presents ‘Go, Dog. Go!’
The fall theatre season kicks off with a lively rendition of “Go, Dog. Go!” premiering on the Maddy’s Theatre stage on Friday, Oct. 6, – and running through Sunday, Nov. 5, at The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland. Based on the beloved tale by P.D. Eastman, this main-stage production features a talented […]
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Our View: The child poverty rate doubled because we let it
The expiration of the federal child tax credit left American children behind last year. We should be way past scaremongering about ‘welfare’ and ‘generosity.’
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Commentary: We must continue to strengthen mental health services for Maine’s kids
Don’t allow our youth experiencing behavioral and mental health crises to continue to languish in emergency rooms and jails.
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Commentary: Let’s end hunger in Maine, especially among children
The Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is fighting for the nearly 37,000 people under 18 who are facing food insecurity in our state.
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Dining out with the kids? These aren’t your grandparents’ family restaurants.
Today’s family-oriented restaurants offer expertly crafted, carefully sourced food to discerning young families – a welcome change from the cookie-cutter chains and generic venues of the past.
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Pregnancy-associated deaths in U.S. more than doubled over 2 decades
Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers.