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Surviving Maine's day care desert

Surviving Maine's day care desert

Surviving Maine's day care desert

Young families are on months-long waiting lists, day care centers can't find or afford help, and the cost of child care in Maine, in some cases, rivals college tuition per year.

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Unlikely Friends | 'Amazing bond' between toddler and 95-year-old veteran

Etta Morse is like most 3-year-old toddlers. She loves the color purple and pink, she gets excited for snack time and one of her best friends just happens to be a 95-year-old veteran with a less than perfect memory.

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GUIDE: Winning Winter in Maine

Got the winter blues? Don't know what to do? We've got you covered.

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‘You won't find a cure overnight' Deaf student has optimistic patience she can help others like her

Jessica Hayden was born deaf, but is able to hear and speak thanks to cochlear implants. She's studying microbiology with the goal of one day researching the genetic mutation that caused her deafness.

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Deaf student goes to college in hopes of helping others like her

Jessica Hayden was born deaf, but is able to hear and speak thanks to cochlear implants. She's studying microbiology with the goal of one day researching the genetic mutation that caused her deafness.

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What a ride at the Camden Snow Bowl

The Toboggan Championships take place next week at the Camden Snow Bowl

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Are Portland's resources strained by asylum seekers

FOX News and former Governor Paul LePage made headlines over a controversial topic

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Family uses Center for Grieving Children to get through cancer scare

The family is so happy they had an amazing resource for their children

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What in the world is the Primal diet?

Tripp's Cafe in Auburn makes some amazing foot that follows the Primal diet

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Study shows legal access to marijuana reduces opioid overdoses

The study found that counties with marijuana dispensaries open, experience 6 to 8 percent fewer opioid-related deaths among white men.

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Maine woman is helping to change autism one jar of salsa at a time

Stephanie Lay and her son Bryce, who has severe autism, have spent the last four years running a salsa company out of her Windham home. Now they are in a commercial kitchen, complete with a bistro, and Stephanie has started to fulfill her dream of hiring employees who are on the spectrum.

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JOMO is the new FOMO: Discovering 'the joy of missing out'

Social media envy has cultivated a 'fear of missing out,' but in 2019, people are resolving to have JOMO, or 'joy in missing out.' It's a call to unplug, unwind and find yourself.

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Recovery coaches helping break the cycle

A non-profit organization known throughout the world is on the forefront of the opioid crisis in Maine. Rotary Club chapters in Southern Maine are helping train members of the community to save lives of people who are at risk of a drug overdose.

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Buddy to Buddy: It's ok to ask for help

As a strong independent person, Amanda Schweitzer used to think it was a sign of weakness to ask for help. Now she knows better.

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80-year-old twins celebrate birthday with 103-year-old mother in Brunswick

Most of us hope to reach our 80th birthday. A few can hope to celebrate it with close loved ones. 80-year-old twins in Brunswick are doing just that Friday, by ringing in another year alongside their mother.

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103-year-old mother celebrates her twins birthday who turn 80

Most mothers could only dream of celebrating their children's 80th birthday. 103-year-old Helen Mosher of Brunswick did just that on Friday.

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