The civil-rights leader says that he was diagnosed in 2015, and now must ‘make lifestyle changes and dedicate myself to physical therapy in hopes of slowing the disease’s progression.’
2017
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s top court to decide whether asylum seekers can get food stamps
The case before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court highlights the political debate over both immigration and welfare programs.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Region’s natural gas pipelines near capacity in winter, operator says
Electricity generators then have to use more expensive fuels, the chief of ISO New England tells a conference.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Green Party’s Jill Stein pushes Maine’s ranked-choice voting effort
Voters approved the ranked-choice system in 2016, but lawmakers have delayed it.
Posted inNation & World
A woman with a profane anti-Trump decal on her truck was arrested – for something else
Even so, she says she has no plans to remove it. ‘It’s just our freedom of speech and we’re exercising it,’ she says.
Posted inMaine, News
MaineCare had barred payments to Lewiston oral surgeon accused of restraining patients
Jan Kippax is back in front of an administrative board to deny claims that he mistreated patients.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Second man charged in arson of construction equipment in Franklin County
Alexander Allan, 37, of Dallas Plantation, was arrested Thursday night; more arrests are likely, officials say.
Posted inMaine
Owner escapes from fire that destroys Farmington home
The owner of the home on Morrison Hill Road did not have property insurance, according to the fire chief, but has relatives in the area.
Posted inNation & World
Abusive passengers captured on video show how (not) to behave in a rideshare
A Texas assistant district attorney who was fired after she drunkenly threatened an Uber driver is a recent example – and one not to follow.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sen. Collins joins group seeking review of air quality monitoring
The Republican will work with 2 Democrats aiming to protect their states from air pollution.