About 80 of Central Maine Healthcare’s 300 doctors left in the past fiscal year, and its three hospitals all issued votes of no confidence in its top executive this summer.
2018
Posted inMaine, News
As tick threat explodes, state’s reluctance to address climate link may threaten public health
The CDC says rising temperatures are partly to blame for the tripling of mosquito-, tick- and flea-borne illnesses from 2004 to 2016, but Maine’s governor, a climate skeptic, is tying public health officials’ hands.
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Posted inMaine, News
Nature Conservancy sees an opportunity to fight climate change – using Maine’s woodlands
The organization’s vast forestland holdings could benefit from businesses hoping to offset their carbon footprints, opening ‘new ways to blend conservation and the timber economy.’
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Short-term health plans coming to Maine won’t cover pre-existing conditions, or much else
Authorities say the latest effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act will likely raise costs and generate more medical bankruptcies.
Posted inMaine, News
Director presses his effort to carry a gun at Skowhegan center for disabled children
Citing incidents this year in Somerset County, Jeff Johnson appeals an earlier denial of his request by the state.
Posted inBusiness
Michelle Singletary: ‘Squeezed’ in the middle, one crisis away from scary
It’s not easy being too rich to be poor but not poor enough to get financial assistance or sympathy.
Posted inBusiness
Week in review: Maine, neighbor in boozy brawl; Auburn plans trade trip to China
Also, more flights to Florida from Portland jetport.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lawsuits are needed to learn the truth of opioid crisis
What did the industry know about its products and what did it do as the deaths mounted?
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
It’s Worth the Trip: Hikes to love in Lovell
The Greater Lovell Land Trust maintains more than 2,500 acres of public access land, including a path to the top of Sabattus Mountain.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Believers or spoilers?
It’s easy to blame Green Party voters for close decisions, but they’re practicing what we preach.