EAST MADISON — A former Maine State Prison guard and registered Maine Guide began serving time at the Somerset County Jail this week for the illegal trapping, torture and death of a wild bobcat in 2009.
July 2012
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Today’s area Fourth of July events
The following is a roundup of Fourth of July events scheduled today, July 4, in central Maine.
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For many poor in the U.S., Medicaid may be out of their reach
WASHINGTON — Really? The Supreme Court’s big health care decision means 30 million or more uninsured Americans are soon going to have coverage? It’s far from that simple.
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Health insurer must pay $2.6 M in rebates
Cigna must pay $2.6 million in rebates to nearly 10,600 health insurance consumers in Maine because it failed to meet a federal requirement to spend 85 percent of the premiums it collected last year on medical care.
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Veterans receive sweet treat
TOGUS — The Maine VA Health Care System in Augusta recently hosted a get-together with Girl Scouts and some of the veterans who reside at the Togus Community Living Center.
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Former drug prosecutor crashes bike
HALLOWELL — A city man was injured Monday when he crashed his motorcycle on Water Street.
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Michael Hein sentenced to 7 days in jail
A losing Republican candidate in the June 12 primary for the Legislature pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of willful violation of the Maine Clean Election Act.
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Trash picking rules in place
WINTHROP — Someone’s trash can be another’s treasure, as the truism goes, but town officials are specifying new rules about how that exchange will work at the municipal dump to address safety concerns and misconceptions.