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Central Maine Healthcare is the first recovery-friendly hospital system in Maine

by Hannah Kaufman December 21, 2025December 20, 2025

‘I don’t know at the time that I knew how much of an impact it would have on my life and my sobriety,’ one employee said.

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Standish community gathers to honor 5-year-old school bus crash victim

by Sydney Richelieu December 20, 2025December 20, 2025

Simon Gonzalez, a kindergartener at Edna Libby Elementary School, was killed in a crash early this week.

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Thousands of Mainers still in the dark after windstorm

by Kelley Bouchard and Penelope Overton December 20, 2025December 20, 2025

Over 20,000 people are still without power after violent gusts of up to 60 mph and an inch of rain hit the state on Friday.

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Christmas wishes flow in for 7-year-old Maine girl fighting cancer

by Salomé Cloteaux December 20, 2025December 22, 2025

Lucy Hanson was diagnosed with bone cancer in October. The community has rallied around her, flooding her hospital room with Christmas cards, gifts and donations.

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Skowhegan’s Maine Grains eyes industrial park for expansion

by Jake Freudberg December 20, 2025December 19, 2025

The company’s interest in buying a vacant space in the Northgate Industrial Park prompted the Skowhegan Economic Development Corp. to seek bids.

Health, Maine, News

ACA enrollment for 2026 declines in Maine as thousands cancel plans

by Joe Lawlor December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

The drop comes after Congress failed to extend certain tax credits that expire at the end of the year, leading premiums to increase by an average of 77% in Maine.

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High wind gusts and driving rain batter Maine, knocking out power | Live updates

by Staff report December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

Gusts up to 60 mph left at least 60,000 Central Maine Power and Versant Power customers across the state in the dark Friday.

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Some detained immigrants in New England wrongfully denied bond hearings, federal judge rules

by Emily Allen December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

A handful of civil rights groups successfully argued that the Trump administration has illegally denied bond to ‘potentially thousands’ of immigrants in New England.