Rachel Ohm

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Ohm

May 9—An $8.5 million federal grant awarded this week is expected to fund a support center for victims of the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting through January, while the long-term future of the center remains unclear as Maine lawmakers consider state funding to keep it open next year. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office announced the federal award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime on Thursday.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Ohm

May 9—An $8.5 million federal grant awarded this week is expected to fund a support center for victims of the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting through January, while the long-term future of the center remains unclear as Maine lawmakers consider state funding to keep it open next year. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office announced the federal award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime on Thursday.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Ohm

May 8—AUGUSTA — The debate over transgender athletes competing in girls sports drew hundreds to the Maine State House Thursday for a daylong series of public hearings on proposals to restrict participation and roll back gender identity protections in the state's antidiscrimination law.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Ohm

May 8—AUGUSTA — The debate over transgender athletes competing in girls sports drew hundreds to the Maine State House Thursday for what is expected to be a daylong series of public hearings on proposals to restrict participation and roll back gender identity protections in the state's anti-discrimination law.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Ohm

May 7—AUGUSTA — A year and a half after Maine's deadliest mass shooting, survivors of the tragedy in Lewiston and mental health workers told state lawmakers Wednesday that many people are still in the process of healing and need continued support services. The Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston opened in the aftermath of the October 2023 mass shooting and has provided individual and group support and resources for survivors, witnesses, family and friends of victims, and first responders.