Maine News Saturday

News Center Maine - All public schools in Maine will be required to have a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in the fall, similar to ones some schools already have in place.  "It's amazing the difference it can make for the students,” Eric Hutchins, a graphics arts teacher at Bangor High School, said. Even though there's a lot to look at in Hutchins’ classroom, he said students would choose to look at their phones instead. 

"I didn't enjoy teaching as much as I used to because of things like the cell phone distractions," Hutchins said. He found phones in class were distracting more than just students.

"I just was constantly 'No this! No this! This! Put that away!' and I couldn't actually do my job,” said Hutchins.

Many teachers shared the same frustrations, prompting Bangor High School to enact a cell phone ban at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.

"The grades are up for all my classes. Students are focused,” said Hutchins. “They are paying attention. They are actually asking questions. They are talking."

"I would describe it as a resounding success," Paul Butler, the principal of Bangor High School, said. Butler said students have done a good job adjusting to the new rules.

News Center Maine - A new text scam, seemingly originating from the Maine Secretary of State, has been circulating around Mainers' phones. Messages arrive by text and often claim to be court summonses, collection notices, or fines, according to a post from the Clinton, Maine, Police Department. Officials advised against scanning the QR code or sending money. They said important notices usually arrive by other means. 

Officers reported that scammers often create a sense of urgency with phrases like "Act immediately or face the consequences" to pressure victims into responding quickly, without allowing them time to think or discuss with someone else.

"Take a breath and take the time to confirm a situation before acting," officers stated. They stressed the need to look up the phone number rather than just call the one in the message. 

Cumberland-North Yarmouth school staff union reaches contract (pressherald.com)

Press Herald  

Deep in the Maine woods, a decades-old partnership between the federal government and the nation’s most forested state is at risk of coming undone during a sweeping reorganization and budget overhaul of the U.S. Forest Service. Agency Chief Thomas Schultz suggested that states like Maine have developed enough expertise that the federal government’s “paternalistic” role is no longer necessary. 

Current and former servers at Boda have filed two lawsuits accusing the Portland Thai restaurant’s owners and managers of a slew of unlawful practices. The suits claim the business violated the Maine Whistleblower’s Protection Act, Maine Human Rights Act, and various federal laws. Among the dozen alleged violations, the servers also claim that Boda leadership changed pay rates without notice and knowingly sold spoiled rice “in order to save costs.” 

Portland middle school students walk out in protest of teacher’s nonrenewal

Janet Mills says she opposes attempts to stop funding Israel’s defenses

Lawmakers approve rate hike that will improve access for dental procedures 

How Susan Collins and Republicans are handling Trump’s Federal Reserve threat

JOBS

First Atlantic Health Care posted a job opening for Transportation Support in Freeport. Apply here.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt posted a job opening for Retail Shift Supervisor in Freeport. Apply here. Y

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FREEPORT HISTORY

Sam Smith - In 2011 ago Bow Street Market moved to its present location. In honor of this event your editor wrote this song.

EVENTS

APR 18

APR 19
Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop -
138 Bayview St, Yamouth 9 am
Two Day Metalsmithing Workshop - 138 Bayview St, Yarmouth 930 am

APR 21
Municipal Facilities Commitee - 30 Main St, 7:45 am
Tonic, 7 Dunlap St., Brunswick: Open mic with Rexy Dinosaur, 6-8
Town Council Meeting - 30 Main Street, 6 pm

APR 22 


APR 24


Art Van

Friday, April  24 • 10:30 AM
@ Bradley Room at Freeport Community Center

Age-Friendly Freeport & Pownal is hosting the Art Van every second and fourth Friday. Join us in the Bradley Room to make art and see what the Art Van has in store. Free and open to all!

 LATER EVENTS

Maine News Friday

News Center Maine -   There is a new illegal drug being detected in Maine that increases people’s risk for overdose and severe withdrawal, according to health officials.  Medetomidine is an animal tranquilizer, not approved for human use. Now, it is being mixed with fentanyl.

....The northeast region is the most highly affected area in the country, but it’s not known how widespread medetomidine is in Maine. The Maine CDC said it does not have information on the spread of the drug here, other than that it has been detected.

James Williams, a physician associate at Groups Recover Together who helps people struggling with opioid addiction, said the presence of the drug in Maine is dangerous.

“This has yet to become a big problem in Maine,” Williams explained. “But there are times when our hospitals are already full and there are not a lot of ICU beds. And if this becomes a widespread phenomenon, it could seriously strain the resources.”

Medetomidine lowers heart rate and blood pressure. An overdose, mixed with fentanyl, can make someone stop breathing.

Maine Morning Strar - U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is demanding the release of Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old asylum seeker who continues to be held in a Texas detention center despite her family returning home to Portland last month.

In a letter Thursday addressed to Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and San Antonio Field Office Director Miguel Vergara, Pingree called for Andre’s release, as well as an explanation of the legal basis for her continued detention at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. 

Andre’s mother, Carine Balenda Mbizi, and two younger siblings were released from custody on March 18 after being held for four months. The family, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, first entered the U.S. in 2022. In November, border agents in New York detained the family  after they attempted to seek asylum in Canada. 

Maine Morning Star -  The Maine Legislature adjourned, but lawmakers left a lot unresolved. A few of the bills that did not receive decisive final action before both the Senate and House of Representatives officially adjourned Tuesday night included requirements for medical cannabis testing, multiple proposals to improve child welfare, and a measure to restore the right to possess firearms for people previously convicted of nonviolent felonies.

The gun rights measure is one of more than 100 bills left on what’s called the “appropriations table,” where bills not otherwise funded in the budget are placed to vie for remaining dollars. Legislation that is still on the table is likely to die because the budget committee already made its funding decisions. 

Maine Morning Star -  The approval gap on President Donald Trump’s war in Iran narrowed slightly Thursday in the U.S. House, when a War Powers Resolution gained a handful of votes, though still falling just short of passage.The effort to force Trump to seek congressional authorization before further action in Iran failed 213-214, with one Republican voting present — shrinking the daylight compared to a 212-219 result in early March.

Democrats Greg Landsman of Ohio, Juan Vargas of California and Henry Cuellar of Texas flipped to vote in favor of the resolution brought to the floor by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, remained the only Democrat in opposition.

JOBS

Freeport Patch - First Atlantic Health Care posted a job opening for Transportation Support in Freeport. Apply here.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for AE - Stock Associate - Evening (Off-Hours) in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.

Maine News Wednesday

Bath Iron Works inaugurates $40M building to speed production of Navy warships

Freeport green restaurant guide -   The Freeport Green Guide is an on online directory of where to buy resale, repair, rent, recvcle, and now – restaurant! Local restaurants have shown their commitment to reduce their climate impact through sustainable food, energy, waste and sourcing practices.

JOBS

Toad&Co posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Freeport Toad&Co Store in Freeport. Apply here.

Brentwood posted a job opening for Housekeeping Manager/Director in Yarmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Free
port here.

Press Herald

In a crowded harbor on Spruce Head Island, a lobster turf war is brewing. On one side is a local co-op of about 40 independent lobstermen. On the other is a Chicago-based seafood giant that buys local lobster from 58 fishermen. The dispute between waterfront neighbors has turned this sleepy fishing village into a legal battleground over a proposed dock expansion and an old, strategically moored smack boat once used to carry lobster to market.

Maine hearing on transgender athletes sets up high-profile November election

Planned Parenthood backs Janet Mills in Democratic primary for US Senate

Portland International Jetport tries again to add parking

Brunswick neighborhood rattled by violent killing

Maine Morning Star - The Maine Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday that would prevent immigration agents from entering public schools, state libraries and hospitals without a judicial warrant. The legislation, which was narrowed in committee and spurred heated floor debate, is a state-level version of the “sensitive locations” policy that President Donald Trump revoked. 

“I do not support the way ICE behaved recently,” Rep. Amy Arata (R-New Gloucester) said during a late night meeting of the budget committee on Monday. She was referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s large-scale operation in Maine in January. The vast majority of the nearly 200 people ICE arrested had no criminal convictions, or pending criminal charges.

Bangor Daily News - Maine's legislature easily approved what would be the nation's first statewide moratorium on building large new data centers.

  • It signals a growing backlash to the projects that, fairly or unfairly, are tethered to concerns about rising power bills. While roughly a dozen other states are weighing moratoria, Maine may not be a bellwether.
  • [T]his is unlikely to have a contagion effect on legislation beyond the Northeast, where high retail electricity prices have historically deterred hyperscalers," analysts with investment advisory and research firm Capstone said in a note.
  •  Gov. Janet Mills (D), who faces a tough June primary in her Senate campaign, has not said whether she will sign the bill. 

Maine News Tuesday


Town of Freeport - Construction will begin this month on the development of The Dash, a new 51-unit apartment building at the corner of Depot and Mill Streets.  This Town-approved project will transform an existing surface parking lot into much-needed housing, directly addressing the growing demand for residential options in downtown Freeport. 
 

Construction fencing is planned to go up on Monday, April 20th

Site work is planned to begin on or around Monday, April 27th

Building construction will start later in the summer

Starting this month, this project will impact traffic flow in the area and could lead to periods of congestion, along with short-term road closures.


WBLN - Il Leone—the hugely popular summer pizza joint on Peaks Island—will not be opening for the 2026 season.

Brunswick School Department adopts budget after $2 million in cuts (pressherald.com)

Jobs in Freeport -  McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Members for Opening, Day, and Closing Shifts in Freeport. Apply here.

LL Bean posted a job opening for Security Officer - 3rd Shift in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.

Maine Public - When the decision was made to cut federal funding for public broadcasting, Mainers stepped up in a big way. Maine Public has welcomed more than 9,000 new members since the news of the cuts broke and more than 7,000 Evergreen Friends have increased their monthly support, many doubling their monthly giving.  That initial response allowed us to respond to an immediate funding crisis and kept Maine Public on track while we adjusted to this new reality.  Support Maine Public.

Maine Morning Star - Alabama, Maine and Virginia recently adopted policies that make it easier for physician assistants to practice and serve more patients. Alabama became the 24th state to adopt the PA Licensure Compact, an agreement between states that authorizes these clinicians to practice across state lines. The compact can help remove administrative barriers for physician assistants, making it easier for them to fill gaps in rural and underserved communities that don’t have enough primary care medical professionals, advocates say.

Hannah Pingree (running for Governor) - I learned the importance of public service from an early age. My dad, a boat builder, served on the school board and volunteered as an EMT. And the work of my mom, first in our community, then to the State Senate and now in Congress, gave me a front row seat to what it takes to truly serve.

I’ve spent my career delivering for Maine families — as Speaker of the House, as chair of my local school board, and as Director of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future.

I believe in the Maine I grew up in and where I still live today — a place where everyone steps up and looks out for their neighbors. We are facing urgent challenges: a housing crisis, climate change, rising costs, and attacks from Trump on our rights and democracy.

Graham Platner (running for Senate) - Too many establishment Democrats have stopped representing us and instead have become part of the same corporate apparatus as the Republicans. They’d rather take money from AIPAC than condemn genocide in Palestine.

They’d rather take money from Big Pharma and insurance companies than support Medicare for All.  They’d rather cozy up to corporations and billionaires than support unions and organized labor.

And they’d rather put forward another cookie-cutter corporate Democrat than support someone ready to actually fight for our democracy.

Freeport Organizations & Facts

AGRICULTURE
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment

BUSINESS
Maine Business 

CASCO BAY
Friends of Casco Bay 

Tide chart - https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/maine/south-freeport-me/pdf/?tide=2026-04

ENVIRONMENT

Freeport Green Guide The Freeport Green Guide is an on online directory of where to buy resale, repair, rent, recvcle, and now – restaurant! Local restaurants have shown their commitment to reduce their climate impact through sustainable food, energy, waste and sourcing practices.

Freeport Climate Action Now 

Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment

HISTORY
Freeport Historical Society

NEWS
Next Door
Patch Freeport 

Maine News Monday

Rep.Melanie Sachs - After many long days and nights at the State House, we’re getting close to wrapping up our work for the legislative session. I’m proud to report that last week we accomplished one of our biggest goals: passing a supplemental budget that truly delivers for Maine’s working families.  

It’s often said that budgets are a reflection of our values. In crafting this budget, Mainers across the state told us what that should look like – protecting access to health care, providing property tax relief, making child care more affordable, and strengthening our communities.   Democrats listened, and we fought for a budget that will do the most amount of good for the most people in our state. 

The budget protects core services by providing critical funding for MaineCare, K-12 public education and the state’s Highway Fund. It will help feed hungry kids by closing the gap in our universal meals program, and it will clear the Child Care Affordability Program waitlist so families can find the child care they need.

The budget also provides $11.4 million in direct property tax relief through the Property Tax Fairness Credit by increasing the maximum benefit for Mainers under 65. And it includes important funding to help us build more housing and continue addressing the shortage of units throughout our state. 

While Washington is stuck in gridlock and dysfunction, we’re doing everything we can in the Legislature to make sure hard-working, everyday Mainers can afford to live, work, and build a life here.

News Center Maine - Sunny skies and warm temperatures drew crowds to the beach Sunday, but local first responders are urging people to resist the urge to swim. Water temperatures along Maine's coast are still frigid, and lifeguards won't be on duty for several more months.

"The water is only 40 degrees right now. That's pretty cold," said Russ Osgood, Ogunquit's fire chief, who also oversees lifeguarding efforts along the beach.

Osgood also said rip currents pose a serious risk year-round. He estimated there are three or four rip currents running up and down the beach at any given time. The warning comes after a North Yarmouth man drowned earlier this month while saving his children from a rip current in Florida—a tragedy that has renewed attention to water safety in Maine.

News Center Maine - Maine Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Graham Platner is calling for aggressive oversight of the Trump administration should Democrats regain control of the House and Senate in this November’s midterm elections.

Town of Freeport - The latest Village Corridor Initiative plans have been printed in large format and are now on display at Town Hall (30 Main St).  We have set up a couple of 'stop-in' times at Town Hall to allow the community to view the plans, discuss them with Town staff, and take our online survey.  The 'stop-in' times are Monday, April 13th, from 5:00-6:00pm and Wednesday, April 15th, 8:00-9:00am. Don't forget to take the survey

Forward Blue -   Susan Collins just announced she's running for a sixth term. She thinks Maine is safe. She thinks her "moderate" brand still works after years of voting with Mitch McConnell and Trump when it mattered most....Our data says she's wrong. We just completed the largest poll of the entire 2026 cycle in Maine, and Democrat Graham Platner crushes Susan Collins by 61 points.

Press Herald

The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College in Waterville began a decade ago with a goal of supporting Jewish congregations that are far from big cities and it has grown to run programs for more than 60 communities in 22 states. “Rural Jewish life is important for the Jewish people and it’s important for rural America,” said Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, the spiritual leader of Beth Israel Congregation





Maine Morning Star -   While upholding recently passed gun safety laws, the Maine Legislature approved a new proposal to allow people charged with certain nonviolent felonies a path to restoring their ownership rights. Restoring gun ownership, a constitutional right, to people with a criminal record who have demonstrated rehabilitation is an issue of fairness, supporters of LD 1009 argued. The proposal received bipartisan support in initial votes in both the Maine Senate and House of Representatives, with most Republicans and more than a dozen Democrats voting in favor of it, including House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford). It will return to both chambers for final votes and then will need to secure funding for its substantial price tag, as it is projected to cost more than $830,000 in the next two-year budget.


Toy Jackson - The Tribal Council of the Mi'kmaq Nation has endorsed my campaign for Governor of Maine. I don't take this lightly. For too long, the state's relationship with the Mi'kmaq Nation and Maine's three other federally recognized tribes has amounted to nothing more than symbolic gestures and empty promises — and that's at the best of times. For much longer, the state's relationship with the Wabanaki People has been far worse.

 

Tribal sovereignty isn't “complicated” and it isn't something we need to invent ourselves. At one time, the tribes had sovereignty on this land, but our government took it away. That's the truth, and it's past time Maine faced it honestly.

 

As Senate President, I worked to start changing that record....We passed laws to support economic development, improve access to clean drinking water, recognize the exclusive jurisdiction of tribal courts, and enshrine protections for Wabanaki children and families into state law. I voted to adopt tribal sovereignty — and voted to override the Governor's veto. 

 

Maine News Saturday

Troy Jackson -  We’re proud to share that Bernie Sanders endorsed Troy’s campaign for Governor of Maine! And now we have a new video so you can hear from Bernie yourself. You can watch it by clicking here

Press Herald 

Some Mainers in a focus group this week said they are only reluctantly supporting Graham Platner over Gov. Janet Mills in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary. A participant said the candidates’ ages are a factor in supporting Platner, 41, over Mills, 78, who would be the oldest freshman senator in history. But several participants said Platner’s past social media posts and a tattoo linked to Nazis have made them reluctant to back him.

Staff at the Portland Public Library’s downtown branch called police for assistance 501 times last year — more than double the number in 2024 — a stark increase that has city and library officials looking for answers. While serving vulnerable populations is nothing new for public libraries, the extent to which the library is relied upon by homeless people and those with substance use or mental health challenges has put immense pressure on staff. 

What big-money groups are spending the most on the Maine governor’s race this year?

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Democratic candidates for Maine governor discuss reforming health care

Broadway Bowl in South Portland to close after less than 3 years

 I’m a Maine reporter who went to high school with Graham Platner. Here’s what explains his success

Maine News Sunday

Press Herald 

After decades of use, many of the state's underground water mains are nearing the end of their viability. Replacing them - or not replacing them - comes at a huge cost to ratepayers.

Often working part time, people age 65 and older have become a critical resource in Maine's economy and tight labor market. The trend benefits employees and employers alike. 

At least twice a month throughout the city, Portland Parks and Recreation is hosting hikes led by a park ranger or special guests who are experts in their field. The goal is to connect people with local trails and parks in the community.

Maine's plain license plate has gained a following

These dog restaurants and cat cafes cater to Mainers' pets (and their hoomans)

Portland tops Food & Wine's list of best small cities for food and drink




Learning laughter in Maine

Sam Smith  - Long before Bert & I, I started collecting Maine humor during my summer visits. One of my sources as a boy was Walter Stowe for whom I worked on various projects.

Mr. Stowe appreciated having someone to instruct and demonstrate his immunity to poison ivy by chewing on some its leaves. He had a stock of sayings of which he never tired. He could recite a blasphemous version of the Lord's Prayer at breakneck speed and when you asked him how much something cost, he always replied, "25 cents, two bits, two dimes and a nickel, one quartah of a dollah." When you picked up your end of a plank, the instructions also never varied: "Head her southeast!" When you said goodbye he said, "Keep her under 60 on the curves." And he offered this assessment of a suddenly departed brother-in-law: "That fella never was any good. Now he's upped and died right in the middle of hay season."

On the other hand, his assessment of Clyde Johnson was more favorable:  He’s the only man who can shingle a barn, tell a dirty story and smoke a pipe all at the same time."

When he needed to stall while thinking of a reply, the quite short Mr. Stowe would go into a brief shuffle, observe his feet intently, pick up his dirty baseball hat and scratch his bald head, finally declaring, "Well now!" with the occasional addendum "Ain't that somethin?"

When I introduced my future wife to Mr. Stowe and told him we were engaged, he did his shuffle and his head scratching, glanced at Kathy and then looked up at me over his little round glasses and said, "Pretty good for a girl."

" Er, Mr. Stowe, Kathy's from Wisconsin."

Shuffle. Hat back on.

"Glad to meet you anyway."

John T. Mann recalls that Mr. Stowe  had told his father: "If I die afore the end of mud season, just stick me in the gravel pit 'til the road dries out and the ground thaws."

By the time Kathy met Mr. Stowe he was very old. He made do to the end. When Mrs. Stowe forbade him to repair the roof on the grounds that a ninety something man shouldn't do such things, Mr. Stowe reluctantly called a roofer, then donned his carpenter's apron and climbed to the ridgeline where, like an aged great blue heron, he sat and supervised the operation.

Carolyn White, who spent nearly all her young summers on Wolfe’s Neck, recalls the season-end ritual in which her parents would instruct her to "go over and say goodbye to Mr. Stowe, because he may not be here when we come back next year." Mr. Stowe lived long enough for Carolyn to repeat the ritual with her own children.

Maine's less than pompous culture could be found everywhere, even reflected in the work of the local police department, as witnessed by a few entries in the Freeport police log from the summer of 1979:

JUNE 14 1000 PM: A barking dog was reported on Bow Street. Officer Gillespie asked the owner to quiet the dog and she said she would do her best.

JUNE 15 1008 PM: Officer Sloat received a report of a woman screaming on Pine Street. He found it was a lovers' spat.

JUNE 17 230PM: Officer Walker attempted to locate an 8O-year-old woman on 1-95. She had had a quarrel with her husband and decided to walk . . . 300 PM: Officer Walker located the woman and assisted with the reunion.

810 AM. Officer Carter responded to a call at the Brogan residence for a dog unable to get out a pool. In the process of getting the dog out of the pool, the dog bit Officer Carter. . . . 855 AM Officer Carter went back on duty after changing his trousers at home.

Even the road signs could be fun

Big new tube
Just like Louise
You get a lot
In every squeeze
Burma Shave

Not to mention the road directions

How much further is it to Freeport? . . . About 25,000 miles the way you're       headed.

How do I get to Skowhegan? . . . Don't you move a goddamned inch.

Where does this road go?. . . . Don't go nowhere. Stays right here.

How do I get to Boothbay Harbor? . . . Can't get there from here.

When you get to big Jimmy's place down the road a piece, you're gonna wanna take a right..... But don't!

How do we get to Topsham? . . . Don't rightly know . . . Well, how about Gorham then? . . . Nope, don't know that eithah . . . You don't seem to know much . . . Ayah, but I ain't lost.

Do you know how to get to Waldodoro? . . .Ayah

How do you get to Bangor? . . . Well, I usually get my brother to take me

You never knew when a laugh would crop up. Once, as a teenager, I drove into a gas station, stepped out of my car into a puddle and heard someone say "How's the watah?"

And John at R&D Automotive told me many  years back that my brother had been in with his car. "He said he kept smelling  gas . . . so I told him to stop it."

Then there was the exchange at Ed Leighton's department store:

"How ya doin?"

"You want the long story or the short one?"

"Oh hell, give me the long one."

"Pretty good, I guess."

At my father’s funeral I asked Billy Maybury, the undertaker how he wanted the pallbearers arranged.

"How many you got?" he asked pleasantly.

"Six," I replied

"Three on a side."

And then there was the time Bob Guillamette, the plumber, came to fix something. I asked him to also look at the tub he had recently installed because the water was slow to drain. He returned a couple of minutes later saying, "Christ, Sam, you're one of the lucky ones. Most of them won't hold water."

Then he fixed it.

Maine News Friday

Morning Star -   The final budget of Gov. Janet Mills’ tenure narrowly passed after some members of the Democratic majority objected to the governor’s plan to send relief checks to certain Mainers, joining Republicans in critiquing the move as bad policy

Press Herald

State Sen. Jim Libby, a Republican running for governor, said Thursday that his campaign “is no longer viable” after state officials identified numerous problems with paperwork he submitted to qualify for clean elections funding. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices denied Libby’s request for clean elections certification, citing fraudulent qualifying contributions and other deficiencies.

The U.S. Drought Monitor dropped the “extreme” drought rating from Maine’s southern coastline this week. As recently as October, all of coastal Maine — except the southernmost tip of York County — was in extreme drought.  Much of the state, however, remains in severe drought. Meanwhile, the Maine Forest Service declared most of Maine was under a high wildfire risk on Thursday, with only the northwest corner of the state considered at low risk.

Maine set a goal to end hunger by 2030. What will it take to get there?