David Whitten was honored for his service at Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859, 57 years after he was injured in combat.
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Home births in Maine rise as patients seek control during pandemic
Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.
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Cancer screenings take hit from pandemic
Nationally, there was an 85% decrease in breast cancer screenings, 75% decline in colon cancer screenings, 74% decrease in prostate cancer screenings and 56% decrease in lung cancer screenings in April 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019.
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Windham correctional center revamp moves closer to completion
Modernizing a century-old prison by constructing new buildings and demolishing others is complicated when that prison is fully operating, but completion of the work at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham is expected be completed by August 2022, just off the original June 2022 target date. The $141 million state funded project, which began in […]
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‘Life-changing’ autism center for adults closes in on funding goal
The Maine Behavioral Healthcare center will provide crucial services to adults and to children under 5.
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Legislature backs Bridgton man’s tribute to Maine as state’s official ‘Song of the 21st Century’
Terry Swett wrote “My Sweet Maine” in celebration of the state’s bicentennial, and a bill to make it “Maine’s Song of the 21st Century” was adopted by the Maine House.
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Maine Historical plans for future preservation of past
A new system will allow Maine Historical Society to expand the safe storage of its vast collection.
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Legislator raises new call for old state flag
Rep. Sean Paulhus of Bath has hopes to revert the state flag back to one that was used in the early 1900s.
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New priest will sign Mass for deaf as part of service
The Mass will be held once a month at St. Pius X Church on Ocean Avenue.
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Fans have a (golf) ball at Hadlock Field
Inviting golfers to drive balls into painted targets in the outfield is one of the ways Sea Dogs staff is offering up Hadlock Field to fans in a different, but fun way during the coronavirus pandemic.