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2017
Posted inMaine, News
Groups that guide Mainers to ACA insurance plans avoid drastic cutbacks
Navigators for the health insurance marketplace, many housed in nonprofits, expected deeper cuts like those in other states.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lawsuit claims police didn’t protect women from killer Anthony Lord
Brittany Irish, whose boyfriend was killed, and Kimberly Irish, whose barn was burned, say state police violated their civil rights by refusing to provide protection.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Sen. Collins teams up with Florida Democrat on bill to shore up ACA
Maine’s Republican senator and Bill Nelson offer a reinsurance plan that would help keep premiums in check, as the Senate yet again considers a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine recovers nearly all mussels affected by toxic algae
State officials say shellfish dealers were able to recover 98 percent of mussels possibly tainted by a biotoxin produced by a widespread algae bloom near Mount Desert Island.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
LePage says ‘corporate greed’ driving up lumber prices in hurricanes’ wake
The governor says in an op-ed piece in a Canadian newspaper that tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber should be suspended.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Shareholders advance idea that selling Jay mill would shore up their finances
In an SEC filing Monday, the reporting parties expressed frustration over a ‘rapidly deteriorating financial position’ and said the Androscoggin Mill, owned by Verso, could be sold.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Augusta’s Colonial Theatre announces grant to help with renovations
The $15,000 historic preservation grant will help pay for repairing the theater’s badly damaged floor.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine DEP practices oil spill response in Richmond
The exercises on the Kennebec River will continue later this week in Hallowell as the department works to sharpen its skills involving removal of waterborne pollution.
Posted inAyla Reynolds, Maine, News
Mother of Ayla Reynolds due for court hearing Thursday seeking formal death finding
Trista Reynolds will go to probate court seeking to have a judge formally declare the child dead so she can file a wrongful death lawsuit later against the girl’s father, Justin DiPietro.