Lt. Katie Paige, of Belmont, was discharged from Maine Medical Center on Friday after suffering severe burns during the May lumber mill fire.
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Maine Med nurses, hospital agree to new union contract
The nurses will get 21% in raises over the 3 years of the contract.
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H-1B visa’s $100,000 price hike leaves Maine employers worried about impact
President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
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Waterville man sitting in road at night struck, injured
Police are not releasing details about why Mark Meserve, 55, was sitting in the road Friday night.
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Driver charged in Sidney crash that injured 3
Shawn Stone, 28, of Presque Isle, was issued a summons on charges of operating under the influence, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless conduct and aggravated driving to endanger following the crash Thursday on southbound Interstate 95.
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A cyclist collapsed on Portland’s Back Cove. Strangers saved his life.
When Peter Morrison found out bystanders had given him CPR after he collapsed while on a bike ride, social media helped him find them.
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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.
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MaineHealth hires doctor for executive position
Dr. Adrian Moran will be MaineHealth’s chief medical and transformation officer.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
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Last year, Maine made assaulting an emergency medical worker a felony. The problem of patient violence remains
Prior to the new law, health care workers filed 167 intentional injury lost time claims in the first 7 months of 2023; 114 were filed in the first 4 months after the law took effect.