‘There’s no room to absorb additional costs’ in Maine’s health care system, one health care executive says.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Maine lawmakers urged to keep children from languishing in hospital emergency departments
A bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph Baldacci, D-Bangor, would create 3 ‘crisis centers’ to reduce the number of children stuck in hospitals with no place to go.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Central Maine, Sun Journal name new managing editors
Ben Bragdon will be the Sun Journal’s new managing editor and Jessica Lowell was promoted to managing editor of the Central Maine newspapers.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County to create 3 offices at Farmington jail
The renovations, at a cost of $162,800, will be paid for through a federal grant.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England
Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
Weather balloons provide information that forecasters and computer models use to figure out what the weather will be and how dangerous it can get.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Etna woman accused of killing boyfriend referred for mental evaluation
Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was ‘in a high state of distress,’ her attorney said.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills fires back after Trump’s demand for ‘full throated apology’
The governor refutes the president’s claims that he is trying to protect women, saying that if he wanted to do that he would be focusing on the economy, health care, education and foreign aid.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County applications for opioid settlement funds available April 1
Applications must support prevention, treatment, harm reduction and/or recovery in Franklin County.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Clinton attempted robbery under investigation, police say
Officials said they are investigating an incident Friday night in which a man attempted to rob another man and assaulted him with a knife outside his home on River Road.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Spring storm delivers slick roads, crashes, closures in Maine
Fire and police departments across the state report a high number of accidents.