Health insurers and government programs will play an outsize role as gatekeepers for Aduhelm, which the Food and Drug Administration approved despite objections from its scientific advisers and contradictory clinical trial results.
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Union stagehands demand new Merrill Auditorium contract
Stagehands and supporters picketed a performance staffed with non-union labor Thursday to pressure the city of Portland to renegotiate an exclusive labor agreement for the publicly owned venue.
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More than 8,000 Mainers have gotten health insurance through the state’s new marketplace
During the first 2 weeks of enrollment, a total of 8,278 Mainers signed up for health insurance coverage through Maine’s new marketplace.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
Stonewall Kitchen closing cooking school after 13 years
The specialty food company says it will open a Stonewall Home Store in the space at its York headquarters in the spring.
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Boxes are piling up at Maine businesses, creating safety problems
South Portland firefighters worry about stores that have boxes in aisles and blocking exits and not enough workers to move them.
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Pressure on Fed’s Powell is rising as inflation worsens
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surely expected to have some breathing room after taking the first step this month to dial back the Fed’s emergency aid for the economy
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3G network shutting down in Maine, affecting older phones, devices
Some older cellphones will not be able to make or receive calls or texts after the switch and other devices like medical alert devices, smart watches, vehicle SOS services, home security systems and tablets could stop working.
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Thanksgiving dinner will cost 14% more this year, annual survey finds
Overall food prices are up for the last year, and that means paying more for Thanksgiving dinner. In its 36th annual survey, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) revealed Americans will pay 14 percent more for the Thanksgiving feast. Disruptions in the supply chain, inflation and food demand since the pandemic are driving up the […]
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Divided House moves toward approval of Democrats’ sweeping social, climate bill
Passage of the bill, which was delayed by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would send it to the Senate, where it would certainly face significant changes.
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Lobstermen must start removing gear to save whales, federal regulators say
New rules make roughly 950 square miles in the Gulf of Maine essentially off limits to lobster fishing from October through January.