Shelter directors across the state are pushing lawmakers to adopt a proposal that would increase funding using a portion of the real estate transfer tax.
'Local nonprofits are concerned that outreach efforts may be a form of patient brokering,' according to an announcement by the Maine Statewide Homeless Council.
State leaders and hunger prevention advocates say federal changes to nutrition assistance programs have undermined Maine's strategy to increase food security.
First responders and others recount the events at Robbins Lumber on May 15, a day that will have a lasting effect on Midcoast towns and the broader firefighting community.