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Published
September 17, 2023

Lobster apprenticeship program aims to diversify working waterfront

Lift All Boats, launched by Luke's Lobster, gives young people of color access to an iconic Maine industry that can be difficult to crack.
Published
August 6, 2023

Two Maine authors turn their life stories into novels in verse

'The Road to After' and 'The Name She Gave Me' draw on the writers' own circumstances, as they grew up in — and found their way out of — dysfunctional families.
Published
May 15, 2023

Efforts intensify to recruit referees and umpires for Maine youth sports

Clinics are popping up across the state for new officials – ranging in age from teenagers to retirees – in multiple sports.
Published
April 8, 2023

Hundreds of children flock to Easter egg hunt at Portland’s Payson Park

It's the first egg hunt managed by the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
Published
January 31, 2023

Youth center abuse scandal presents New Hampshire with complex challenges

While law enforcement and the legal system grapple with the Manchester facility’s troubled past, lawmakers are still figuring out its future.

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Published
January 29, 2023

Cavalier attitudes about vaping, marijuana raise fears about teen health

Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.
Published
June 23, 2021

New Hampshire among states grappling with closing youth detention centers

As states from California to Maine consider drastic changes to youth detention centers, New Hampshire is grappling with its own facility that has been rocked by abuse allegations from years past
Published
March 16, 2021

Youth Coalition ready to take on racial equity in schools and more

The Gateway Community Services Maine group's primary goal is to improve communities for their peers in Portland and Lewiston.
Published
March 12, 2021

Maine Voices: Lowering voting age to 16 will give more stakeholders a say in our democracy

Today’s young people are expected to fix past generations’ mistakes, yet we don’t have the basic right to cast a ballot. L.D. 706 would change that.
Published
February 2, 2021

Blunt Youth Radio gives teens voice on environmental issues

A new initiative trains high school students in radio broadcasting while they create content on climate and other environmental topics important to them.