The proposal would pay for hiring a home health worker to care for an elderly or disabled loved one whose relatives work full time.
2018
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democrat Jim Boyle withdraws from Maine governor’s race
A former state senator, Boyle is the latest in what will likely be a string of candidates to drop out of the race by March 15.
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Posted inNation & World
A 2nd judge tells Trump administration to stop stalling clean-air rules
The rule in this case forced energy companies to capture methane that’s burned off at drilling sites because it pollutes the environment.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Unanimous support for new Veteran's Memorial at Brunswick Mall
A significant facelift will improve the usability and appearance of an underused part of Brunswick’s Town Mall
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Farm offers reward in shooting death of pregnant goat
WESTBROOK — A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting death of a pregnant goat at Smiling Hill Farm. On Feb. 18, the Scarborough Police Department received a report that an unknown person trespassed at the 781 County Road dairy farm and killed a pregnant Toggenburg doe […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Westbrook farm offers reward in shooting death of pregnant goat
WESTBROOK — A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting death of a pregnant goat at Smiling Hill Farm. On Feb. 18, the Scarborough Police Department received a report that an unknown person trespassed at the 781 County Road dairy farm and killed a pregnant Toggenburg doe […]
Posted inMaine
Coast Guard preparing for new Kennebec River Ice-breaking effort
Observations by the Coast Guard and Kennebec County officials show thinning ice and stretches of open water on the river south of Richmond.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Maine’s pot legalization committee reaches agreement on rewrite of voter-approved law
The bill it endorses would tax retail sales at 10 percent and halve the number of plants that could be grown for personal use.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
More companies are cutting ties with NRA as boycott movement gains steam
Companies that have partnered with the organization on discounts and product perks – like insurance companies MetLife and Chubb – have begun to distance themselves.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine Medical Center, ambulance provider to pay $1.4 million to settle claims of improper Medicare billing
The hospital will pay $600,000 and North East Mobile Health Services will pay $825,000 to resolve government allegations that the ambulance service billed for trips that were medically unnecessary.