How is it that parents are encouraged to exercise parental control over their child’s computer and movie choices (there are apps and icons for this), but when it comes to their schooling they are told to butt out?

In recent years, it was discovered that roughly 30% of the residents at the Androscoggin County Jail have been previously diagnosed with a mental health challenge, with the numbers being projected to increase due to the number of individuals who have been unable to receive appropriate treatment within the community setting, resulting in no diagnosis being given. County jails provide more mental health services than any other entity in the state, despite not being the appropriate entity.

Though they “tick” at different rates, several notional clocks symbolizing intertwined military, diplomatic and information warfare “lines of operation” run simultaneously in Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine.

This monumental accomplishment at our site — the longest continuously operating one in Maine — could not have been achieved without incredible community support. We are grateful that they made it possible to build our “village” at the mall, and we are blessed to have been part of it.

Russia is the largest and Ukraine is the fifth largest exporter of wheat. Together they account for 29% of the world’s annual wheat sales. The war has disrupted not only the harvests in Ukraine but also the ability of Russia to ship its wheat to other countries.