It’s awfully nice to be able to hang clothes outdoors again since the browntail moth scourge has seemingly paused, Amy Calder writes.
Health
Maine hospitals wait years to be reimbursed for serving low-income residents
Hospitals are already under financial strain. Federal and state policies affecting Maine’s Medicaid program will only add pressure.
Border Patrol arrested a man in Maine and had him hospitalized, but didn’t tell his family where
An Ecuadorian man, living in Massachusetts, was detained in Fort Fairfield last week. His family said he was moved into ICE custody on Tuesday.
New Augusta Access Center provides hope to those with drug addiction
“This isn’t just a building, it’s a lifeline, a place where people who use drugs can walk through the doors and be met with dignity and compassion,” said Chasity Tuell, executive director of the Maine Recovery Council.
We lived through one pandemic. What about the next one? | Opinion
By phasing out a committee that was a cornerstone of infection prevention in the U.S., the Trump administration is dismantling a key system that protects us.
What Medicaid cuts could do to Maine’s hospitals — and its people | Opinion
Here’s what to expect when our lifelines vanish. It won’t be pretty.
A new era for Maine’s iconic red snapper hot dogs
Even as W.A. Bean & Sons tweaks its recipe to comply with a federal ban on artificial dyes, fans love the bright red dogs just the same.
After years of giving, a Waterville man’s wish granted
Michael Williams of Waterville, who suffers with a terminal illness, applied for and was granted a wish for his daughter and grandson to visit him from North Carolina, Amy Calder writes.
Proposed autism registry is ‘dangerous,’ Maine disability rights activists say
The Trump administration has announced a sweeping autism study that will use private medical records from federal and commercial databases.
Hallowell drinking water exceeds state regulation for forever chemicals
Hallowell Water District testing late last month showed drinking water in the city contained its highest PFAS levels in at least the past three years.