The law, a watered-down version of the original legislation, requires health care facilities to post signs to let patients know that facility fees are being charged.
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Fewer people visited Maine in 2023, but they stayed longer and spent more money
Travel to the state during the shoulder seasons accounted for 44% of the visitors, up 3.4 percentage points from 2022, according to a report from the Maine Office of Tourism.
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Fort Halifax Park in Winslow to reopen Friday after monthslong closure
The park has been closed to the public since the Dec. 18, 2023 flood which damaged the park’s bandstand, washed away benches and took chunks of earth as it went.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Bridge on Route 197 in Dresden to close Monday for maintenance
The Middle Bridge, which is being evaluated for rehabilitation or replacement, will be closed to address a piece of metal that’s hanging down from the bridge deck.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine’s high court upholds COVID vaccine mandate for EMS personnel
A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop School Board votes 3-2 to approve proposed $13.7 million budget for 2024-25
Superintendent Jim Hodgkin is expected to present the budget to the Town Council in mid-May, and a public vote on the spending plan is scheduled for June 11.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Watch: Team effort at Togus Pond in Augusta takes aim at toxic algae blooms
A project to improve water quality for years to come at the popular lake is going swimmingly, the Worromontogus Lake Association reports.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Wales-based school district moves forward with proposed budget
RSU 4 faces uphill battle to secure the funding it says it needs to ensure quality education for district students.
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Three Farmington police promotions announced, cruisers and equipment purchases approved
Farmington selectmen approved the purchase of a computer and two printers for the new cruisers.
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‘I’ll never give up on you’: Lewiston shooter’s friends knew he needed help
Daryl Reed, the soldier whom Robert Card threatened during the unit’s annual training, and Sean Hodgson, who was Card’s closest friend, spoke for the first time in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.