AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library at 45 Winthrop St. will accept donations of wrapped toilet paper and macaroni and cheese (boxed or microwavable) during March to honor Mister Rogers’ birthday. Donations will benefit Bridging the Gap and the Augusta Food Bank. March 20 is celebrated as Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day, in honor of […]
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State issues first round of retention bonuses to child welfare caseworkers
Gov. Janet Mills announced the bonuses in her State of the State address this month.
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Mills nominates East Boothbay consultant as Bureau of Insurance superintendent
Robert Carey’s nomination is subject to approval by the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, and the Maine Senate.
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State and Maine hospitals agree to improve MaineCare reimbursement rates
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Hospital Association announced the agreement Tuesday.
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UCU opens full-service location in Augusta
A ribbon cutting and open house is planned for July 23.
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Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
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Fake bomb threats sent to Jewish places of worship in Maine
Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland was one of the Maine synagogues targeted Sunday.
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Our View: Low pay for state employees is hurting everyone
Compensation for state workers undervalues their work. As a result, both the workers and the work are suffering.
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Texas Republican files suit in effort to keep Trump off Maine’s presidential ballot
John Anthony Castro, a write-in Republican presidential candidate, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Portland seeking to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot, alleging that he violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Old Fort Western celebrates life of Martha Ballard
AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western plans to celebrate the life of Martha Ballard with the program Martha Ballard’s World: Wife, Mother, Healer, Horticulturist. The event is set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the 16 Cony St. fort. The following rotating stations center on activities about which Ballard wrote in her diary. • At […]