Senator Tim Nangle

08/31/2026

As a former paramedic, I saw firsthand how substance use disorder affects individuals, families and entire communities.

On International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember those we have lost, support people in recovery and recommit ourselves to expanding treatment, prevention and harm-reduction resources without stigma.

For information about available support, call 211. For immediate emotional or behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. If someone may be overdosing, call 911.

08/26/2026

Women’s Equality Day is an opportunity to celebrate the women who have fought for equal rights — and to recognize that the work toward full equality continues.

I am grateful for the women leading families, businesses, schools, municipal governments and community organizations throughout the Lakes Region, as well as the remarkable women with whom I serve in the Maine Senate.

08/22/2026

Read my latest email newsletter here:

It’s hard to believe, but it’s almost time to head back to school. Like you, I know just how hard our teachers, families and communities work each year to prepare for the school year and help our students be as successful as possible. I’m proud to have played my own small part over the last le...

08/21/2026

I’m truly honored to receive Maine Audubon’s Wildlife Champion Award.

This work grew out of a years-long shoreland zoning case in the Town of Raymond that cost the town more than half a million dollars. We turned that experience into two bipartisan laws giving communities stronger tools — and the financial support — to protect Maine’s lakes, rivers, streams and wildlife habitat without leaving local property taxpayers to shoulder enormous legal bills.

Thank you to Maine Audubon, the Town of Raymond and everyone who helped move this work forward. Protecting clean water and the natural resources that define Maine will always be worth fighting for.

Read more: https://www.mainesenate.org/sen-tim-nangle-receives-maine-audubon-wildlife-champion-award/

08/21/2026

This is exactly why I sponsored Maine’s strengthened mobile home park law.

The 31 households at Hidden Circle in Jay came together to purchase their park, becoming the first community to use the law’s right of first refusal. Instead of leaving their future in the hands of an outside investor, residents now control the land beneath their homes and have a real say in what happens to their neighborhood.

Congratulations to the Hidden Circle residents for organizing, sticking with it and showing other Maine communities what is possible.

Read more:

08/21/2026

Maine’s $300 affordability payments are being mailed to eligible residents, so keep an eye on your mailbox.

You can use Maine Revenue Services’ online tool to review the eligibility requirements and check the status of your payment. The site also explains what to do if your address has changed or your check has not arrived.

https://www.maine.gov/revenue/affordability

08/20/2026

As a member of the Health and Human Services Committee, I believe preventive care should be accessible before an illness becomes a crisis.

Thanks to a new law that took effect this year, Maine’s Universal Immunization Program now provides eligible adults ages 19–64 with access to recommended vaccines through participating health care providers, at no cost to patients or providers. Learn more or find a provider:

https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/diseases-conditions/immunization/get-vaccinated

08/19/2026

If you spend time near the lakes, rivers, wetlands and fields of our area, you may be able to help Maine biologists protect swifts and swallows.

Maine Nest Quest asks community members to report nesting colonies they observe. Bank swallows and cliff swallows are the project’s top priorities, but other observations are valuable, too.

https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/community-science-projects/maine-nest-quest.html

08/17/2026

The new school year is approaching, but children still need reliable access to nutritious food through the final weeks of summer.

Maine’s Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to children 18 and younger at approved locations. Visit this link to learn more and find available meal sites:

https://www.fna.usda.gov/summer

08/15/2026

If your weekend plans are taking you to the coast, take a moment to check conditions before heading to the beach.

The Maine Healthy Beaches program monitors water quality at participating coastal saltwater beaches and posts current advisories online. Check the portal before your trip:

https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/beaches/