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WEB5 days ago · May 26, 2024. April 14, 2024. Maine’s firefighters rarely fight fires. Instead they’re answering medical calls. by Amber Stone. March 23, 2024. Know of a story The Maine Monitor should look into? Many of The Monitor’s in-depth stories have been thanks to a reader’s suggestion. CONTACT OUR NEWSROOM.
About Us - The Maine Monitor
WEBThe Maine Monitor is the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 27-2623867), dedicated to delivering high-quality, nonpartisan investigative and explanatory journalism to inform Mainers about issues impacting our state and empower them to be engaged citizens.
Introducing The Maine Monitor
WEBAug 9, 2020 · The Maine Monitor is the next step in the evolution of MCPIR — a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization founded 10 years ago by veteran Maine journalists John Christie and Naomi Schalit. In 2012, the MCPIR founders adopted Pine Tree Watchdog as the organization’s public-facing editorial brand. In the summer of 2017, we ditched the ‘dog ...
Ten Maine Monitor stories you may have missed
WEBDec 30, 2023 · Ten Maine Monitor stories you may have missed. From health professionals and rural development to river flooding and the judicial system, here are some stories to read. Photo credits: Andrea Walton, Kate Cough, Prostock Studio, Gabe Souza. 2023 was a remarkable year of reporting for The Maine Monitor. …
Maine Elections Coverage - The Maine Monitor
WEB6 days ago · 2024 Elections Hub. As Mainers prepare to head to the polls, June 11 and November 5, The Maine Monitor is finding new ways to shed light on the election process and to inform readers about the people and issues on the ballot. We are committed to providing our signature accurate, nuanced and nonpartisan journalism and to …
Maine Monitor releases its first annual impact report
WEBMar 19, 2023 · The Maine Monitor is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Our team of investigative journalists use data- and document-based reporting to produce stories that have an impact. The Maine Monitor reported in its first annual impact report that it doubled its …
Rural News - The Maine Monitor
WEBAug 25, 2024 · Eleven of Maine’s 16 counties are identified as rural, according to the federal government, meaning approximately 40 percent of the state’s residents reside in a rural county. A member of the Rural News Network, The Maine Monitor regularly covers rural issues — including dedicated coverage of Franklin, Oxford, Somerset and Washington ...
Monitor’s Samantha Hogan is Maine ‘Journalist of the Year’
WEBNov 13, 2021 · Samantha Hogan, who was hired as The Maine Monitor’s first full-time reporter in 2019 and quickly raised the bar for investigative journalism in the state, took home the Maine Press Association’s highest individual honor on Saturday night: Maine Journalist of the Year. Hogan was recognized primarily for …
Investigations & Projects - The Maine Monitor
WEBDefenseless. More than a quarter of Maine attorneys disciplined in the past decade for serious professional misconduct were hired as lawyers for the poor, an investigation by The Maine Monitor and ProPublica found. Sex crimes and felony convictions were among the most severe infractions overlooked. Defendants paid the price.
This week in Maine politics: Sept. 25, 2022
WEBSeptember 25, 2022. Share. Paul LePage has benefited from Florida property tax laws intended for residents of Florida; meanwhile, he rolled out his plan to combat what he contends are “extreme woke agendas” in schools. Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage has been a major talking point in Maine's political scene over the past week ...