About 10 percent of the 35,000 adults who have gained health care coverage since Maine expanded Medicaid in January are receiving treatment for opioid use disorder. Health care experts have predicted that Medicaid expansion will result in 70,000 additional Mainers enrolling in the program by the end of 2019. If current trends hold, that would amount […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune
Suspect wearing a black mask robs Pittsfield pizzeria
Maine State Police say a man wearing a black mask and claiming to have a gun robbed a pizza shop in Pittsfield on Tuesday afternoon. State police said the man entered Richie’s Pizza on South Maine Street around mid-afternoon and told the clerk he was armed with weapon. No shots were fired and no one […]
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Larry King seeks divorce from seventh wife after 22 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King is seeking a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years. The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Larry King and Shawn King, then a singer and TV host, married in 1997 and have two adult […]
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Obituaries
Horace (Hod) Wilkinson Briggs II
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Horace (Hod) Wilkinson Briggs II, 86, of Los Angeles, Calif., passed away on August 11, 2019 in Brunswick, Maine. Hod was born in Washington, Conn., on Feb. 5, 1933, the third child of Horace W. and Margaret (Worcester) Briggs. Hod was loved by all who knew him and will be remembered […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lawyer in CMP customers’ lawsuit wants company’s confidential letter to regulators thrown out
Peter Murray argues that Central Maine Power customers whose account details were revealed should know what’s being said about them.
Posted inJournal Tribune
IRONMAN coming back to Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Athletes from all over the world will descend on Old Orchard Beach on Sunday once again for the annual IRONMAN 70.3 Maine triathlon. Race officials are busy preparing for the big event, and the town has listed traffic impacts, road closures and parking lot closures for the upcoming days. The town’s […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Collins’ cooperation with the president smooths her path
It is beneficial to the people of Maine that Sen. Susan Collins has no significant differences with the president. We would not want our senator to be barred from visiting allied countries or to be told to “go back” where she came from. Jack Glatter Cumberland Center
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mainers can get it right on North Atlantic right whales
With imagination and perseverance, innovative solutions are possible that allow both lobstermen and right whales to thrive.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Four now in race for Sanford City Council
SANFORD – Two more candidates have emerged for the Nov. 5 race for Sanford City Council, ahead of the Sept. 5 deadline for nomination papers. So far, four people have pulled nomination papers for two, three-year city council terms – all are either currently serving or have done so in the past. Former city councilors […]
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