BANGOR — Donovan Todd has been named the new executive director for the United Farmer Veterans of Maine. Todd has worked in the food and agriculture sectors since graduating in 1979 from the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture …
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday aimed at reducing veteran suicide by offering more former service members access to mental health care. The Jan. 9 executive order, “Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition from Uniformed …
VA health care is as good or in some cases better than that offered by the private sector on key measures including wait times, according to a study commissioned by the American Legion. The report, issued Tuesday and titled "A System Worth Saving,…
VA plans to redesign the Benefits Delivery at Discharge program to enable service members to receive disability benefit decisions the day after their discharge. The redesigned program will go into effect October 1. VA is dedicated to ensuring that Veterans …
WASHINGTON — Weeks after a veterans’ health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of …
Suicide is a public health crisis and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a national effort to reduce suicide by identifying the warning signs, pointing people to the best resources, and showing how everyone can help. Over the past 14 years, …
The Department of Veterans Affairs will open a third call center in the fall to handle an anticipated increase in calls to the veterans crisis hotline. The call center will be located on the VA campus in Topeka, Kansas, the VA said late Wednesday. The …
Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st District wants to help resolve what she says is a growing problem affecting many veterans in Maine and around the country: overpayment of benefits by Veterans Affairs. The issue for veterans is being …
Today, the VA announced $188 million in grants for two programs benefiting homeless Veterans. The grants were made through the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program, awarded to community agencies providing services to homeless Veterans. Awards announced today …
Lincoln Theater in the limelight: As readers have no doubt noticed, Lincoln Theater in downtown Damariscotta has been closed for a number of days while the theater’s wood floor is sanded and revarnished. It will reopen in all its new glory on Friday, Sept. …
AUGUSTA — Franklin Smart has more than a decade of work experience, but some employers have told him he doesn’t have the right experience. Smart, 35, spent nearly 13 years flying unmanned aerial vehicles for the U.S. Army. He recently completed a degree …
Hours after his irate campaign rally in Phoenix, President Donald Trump will call Wednesday for national healing. “It is time to heal the wounds that have divided us, and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us,” Trump will say in a …
Let’s take a break from the sad and divisive events of the last week and talk about something everyone can agree on: how to honor and commemorate this country’s military past. OK, I guess that requires some explanation. The outside of the Maine Military …
Memories return as the Vietnam veterans visit an exhibit about life aboard a Navy transport ship. AUGUSTA — Memories of extreme heat and cramped conditions came flooding back for dozens of Vietnam-era veterans who visited an exhibit about life aboard a …
Thursday, August 17, 2017 23:43 Written by Newsroom AUGUSTA- In today’s political climate, there is a lot of turmoil and frustration. Some people worry this is a low point for America. But if you rewind more than five decades, you’ll remember that not …
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump on Wednesday signed into law an updated veterans’ education bill that marks the largest expansion of college assistance for military veterans in a decade. The Forever GI act immediately removed a 15-year time limit on GI …
PORTLAND, Maine — A new federal law will allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to finally begin a long-planned expansion of its health care center in Portland. Over the next two years, the VA plans to move its Fore Street clinic to a much larger space …
Mainers will get the chance to see some of Ken Burns’ new PBS series, “The Vietnam War,” before it airs in September. And they’ll get the chance to hear veterans and people who care for veterans talk about the war’s personal toll. Maine Public, the state …
Drawings of naked women were scrawled alongside off-color jokes, racist cartoons and prayers for survival by U.S. servicemen being shipped out to the Vietnam War on the U.S.N.S. General Nelson M. Walker. Some of their graffiti has been preserved and is on …
In a previous VAntage Point post, The Plan Collector blogged about how a Veteran could build a new home. They mention that construction to permanent loans can be “difficult to find.” Two years later, more and more lenders are now offering this one-time …
