The programs, in which EMS workers make home visits to patients, have helped curb expensive hospital visits, providers say.
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Brunswick woman, 19, dies in crash
Kaylah Rusaw crashed into a tree off Old Bath Road on Sunday morning.
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Fairfield apartment building fire displaces 4 tenants, kills cat
No one was hurt in the blaze at 16 Summit St. early Sunday, but the building may be a total loss.
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Winslow councilor files harassment notice against constituent
Winslow Town Councilor Doris Labranche filed a cease harassment notice against resident Kyla Mihalovits, her opposition for the council seat in 2024.
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Legacy of Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration of Conscience’ speech lives on 75 years later
The iconic speech by the U.S. senator from Skowhegan was delivered on June 1, 1950, and is still remembered today as a testament to Maine’s political values.
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Maine lawmakers are still wrangling over state budget with weeks left in session
Some of the biggest issues facing state lawmakers remain unresolved, including the budget and thorny policy issues like transgender athletes, immigration enforcement and child care.
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Ogunquit’s gay-friendly reputation was born from protest and rebellion
Longtime residents remember when its thriving arts scene drew members of the LGBTQ community — and the backlash that they fought against.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan Opera House advertisement chronicles first lights-up in 1909
A woman found the Somerset Reporter advertisement for the first shows at the Opera House stuffed behind a framed portrait she believes belonged to her great-grandmother.
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Build Maine conference in Skowhegan to highlight Spinning Mill project
Gov. Janet Mills is set to speak at the annual conference, which this year coincides with a ribbon-cutting for the downtown development.
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Five big issues looming over the final days of Maine’s legislative session
Some of the thorniest and most divisive policy issues of the session stand between Maine lawmakers and their plan to adjourn on June 18.