President Obama signed a bipartisan bill Monday that, for the first time, offersveterans and family members government funded hospitalization and medical services for 15 specific ailments presumed linked to drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune, N.C., over 31 years, ending in 1987. The bill has several controversial features including a mandate that the Department of […]

LEWISTON — Tri-County Mental Health Services is seeking 7 to 10 veteran volunteers who are either currently receiving or who have received mental health services within the last year to talk about what information veterans need in order to make decisions about sharing their electronic medical record. According to a news release, the discussion is […]

FARMINGTON — There will be a free conference for veterans, their families, and health professionals at the University of Maine Farmington on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hosted by Tri-County Mental Health Services with support from the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, Americorps Vista, and many community volunteers, the conference […]

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge is to decide if a terrorism expert will testify during the trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage. Maj. Nidal Hasan’s defense team is trying to stop Evan Kohlmann from testifying at the court-martial starting in less than two weeks. They […]

WINDHAM (AP) — The owner of an escort service in Windham has been indicted on a charge that he allegedly tried to extort money from a client. The Portland Press Herald reports that Nicholas Enfanto was indicted on a single federal extortion charge. The indictment was announced Thursday. Federal authorities say Enfanto sent text messages […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine woman has been sentenced to one year of probation for stealing more than $7,000 while working for the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park. Danel Nickerson of Kittery was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Portland. The 45-year-old Nickerson pleaded guilty in May to stealing $7,429 while she […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The federal government is moving forward to determine if there are competing interests following a Norwegian company’s proposal for a deep-water wind turbine pilot project off the coast of Maine. If not, then the government will proceed with an environmental impact study. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to know if […]

JONESPORT (AP) — Two men and a boy have been rescued from a burning fishing boat about 15 miles off the coast of Jonesport. The Coast Guard says the three were entering a life raft when they were rescued by boat on Thursday. Authorities say a 911 call came in at around 11 a.m. from […]