Maine Veterans Homes
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PublishedNovember 11, 2023
Portland salutes veterans’ bravery at annual parade
The Veterans Day parade grand marshal was Purple Heart recipient John Kimball, 76, of Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
Lawmakers launch financial probe of Maine Veterans’ Homes
The director of the state's nonpartisan watchdog agency said he received a whistleblower complaint from someone in a position to know about financial problems, but no details were disclosed.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Arts charter school eyes move to bigger campus in Augusta after outgrowing Sidney location
The Maine Arts Academy purchased the former Maine Veteran's Home property for $3.25 million.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Gov. Mills signs bill to save 2 rural veterans homes
The new law requires legislative approval to close veterans homes in the future.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Lawmakers emphatic about keeping open 2 Maine veterans’ homes
In other action, the House gave unanimous initial approval to a bill to strengthen protections for election workers on Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Legislature seeks to keep 2 veterans homes open in Maine
Maine Veterans' Homes announced that its facilities in Machias and Caribou are expected to close in the spring.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Scarborough High School culinary students bake for Maine Veterans Home
Students uplift and touch the lives of one of Scarborough's retirees at the Maine Veterans' Home.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Maine delegation united on bill to help veterans with early-stage dementia
The measure, which is on its way to President Trump to be signed into law, would relax eligibility rules that have stopped some veterans from receiving care at state-run veterans homes.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
After one of Maine’s deadliest outbreaks, Maine Veterans Home determined to recover
Ron Menard, a regular volunteer, was the first rehab patient admitted to the long-term care facility after the coronavirus outbreak in March led to a shutdown and killed 14 residents.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
In memoriam: Remembering veterans who died in Maine Veterans Home outbreak
The veterans who died had served as sailors, medics and mechanics overseas and on the home front.
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