- pasta
- tomato sauce
- canned soup
- canned tuna
- cereal
- toilet paper
- Trick or treating in South Freeport - Tonight, if you're out 🎃 trick or treating 👻 in South Freeport, stop by the South Freeport Church between 4:30 and 7:30 PM to drop off items for the food pantry.
- Drop off items at the food pantry - Food donations can be dropped off on the FCS Food Pantry's loading dock (55 Depot St.) Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Before donating, reach out to Andy at 865-3985 x214 or awyatt@fcsmaine.org.
- Make a financial donation.
Both groups provide abortion, but they bill Medicaid to offer their patients birth control, prenatal care, cancer screenings, STI treatment and other services free or at a significantly reduced cost. Medicaid funding cannot be used to pay for abortions except in rare cases such as rape and incest.
Without that funding, Maine Family Planning decided to shut down its primary care services as of Friday.
The group’s clinics will continue providing abortions and other family planning and reproductive services using state and federal grants, fundraising and private donations.
The Wabanaki Alliance has joined the coalition against Question 1 on the November ballot, arguing the measure would make it harder for Indigenous people in Maine to vote. The proposal would exclude tribal IDs as valid voter identification, creating ‘incongruency’ in the law, according to Maine’s secretary of state. If approved on Nov. 4, Maine would become the 37th state with a voter ID law — and one of only a few that do not accept tribal IDs.
Rain in late October improved drought conditions in Maine’s western mountains but wasn’t enough to stop extreme drought from expanding to cover much of the southern part of the state. Nearly 43% of the state is experiencing extreme conditions, a jump from 36% a week ago. The National Weather Service says the state needs at least another foot of rain before the ground freezes to overcome drought conditions.
The University of Maine plans to demolish Crossland Hall — the oldest building on its Orono campus — to make way for a parking lot. Built in 1833, decades before the university was founded, the building has served as a dorm, fraternity house, classrooms and more. A student-led petition urging the school to cancel the demolition of Crossland Hall had received nearly 1,300 signatures by Thursday afternoon.
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s national finance director said Friday he is resigning from the campaign, citing differences in “professional standards.” The announcement from Ronald Holmes represents the latest shake-up for Platner’s campaign following a string of controversies. Platner’s political director also resigned earlier this month, and his campaign manager announced earlier this week he would be leaving.