A grant from a former resident will allow the Fairfield officials to buy a new ambulance replacing a medical pickup truck that will be used as a utility vehicle.
Hannah Kaufman
Staff Writer
Hannah Kaufman covers health, hospitals and access to care in central Maine. She is on the first health reporting team at the Maine Trust for Local News, looking at state and federal changes through the eyes of patients. Hannah received a journalism degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has finally forgiven Cooper Flagg for playing for Duke. She has been known to write a feature story, watch a movie, swim in a lake and have a palindrome for a name.
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Work requirements would strip MaineCare from thousands. Who are they?
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services officials estimate more than 31,000 Mainers could lose insurance in the first year of the new work requirements.
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Northern Light surgeon mistakenly removed woman’s bladder, lawsuit says
According to the lawsuit, a doctor removed a Skowhegan woman’s bladder during a surgery to remove an ovarian cyst.
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Horror film shot in Belgrade to premiere at Maine International Film Festival
In ‘Sight Unseen,’ 3 siblings reunite at a remote cabin, only to find that something still lingers there.
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Maine’s reproductive health clinics could see nearly $5 million in cuts
The federal budget bill cut Medicaid funding for family planning organizations that provide abortions.
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Northern Light Health reduces staff through attrition amid financial pressure
Health care leaders say passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act adds financial strain to an already struggling system.
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MIFF co-founder, who shaped Waterville’s film scene, to receive lifetime achievement award
Ken Eisen helped create the long-beloved Railroad Square Cinema, Maine International Film Festival and Waterville’s Shadow Distribution, turning the city into the film and media hub it is today.
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Groundbreaking Kennebec County mobile medical program to shift focus
Doctors from the MD3 program in Kennebec County hope to continue their work with first responders to reverse overdoses in the county.
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Holiday fires in Waterville, Winslow lead to arrest, investigation
A Waterville man was arrested on an arson charge, and the state fire marshal’s office is investigating a suspicious house fire in Winslow, officials said.
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Memorial service honors rediscovered Waterville graves of Union soldiers
The descendants of one Civil War soldier attended the service at Saint Francis Catholic and Pine Grove cemeteries in Waterville, honoring their service on the anniversary of a pivotal battle in the War Between the States.