The proposed bill would cap hospital prices at 200% of Medicare rates.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inLife & Culture, News, Times Record
Rockland museum receives a 4-ton compound engine
Maine Maritime Museum donated its triple-stage compound engine to the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum.
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These Maine news anchors used to bring you the world. Now, they’re models traveling it.
Cindy Williams and Lee Nelson, who worked at a Portland TV station for more than 30 years, now travel the world shooting spots for cruise lines and luxury hotels.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Sports
US and Canadian flags fly side by side at Can-Am sled dog races
Mushers from both sides of the border said international camaraderie is integral to the survival of their sport.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine governments have spent less than 15% of their opioid settlement funds
Towns and counties across the state cumulatively have received nearly $22 million from the settlements. Just $3 million of that has been spent so far, according to data released this week.
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Scenes from Can-Am, the sled dog races covering hundreds of miles through northern Maine
Staff photographer Gregory Rec and reporter Megan Gray were in Fort Kent to cover the 30-mile, 100-mile and 250-mile Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races.
Posted inHealth, News, Politics
Mills says Dr. Oz sent right-wing outlet info on MaineCare request before sharing with the state
It’s the latest case of the Mills and Trump administrations butting heads over the federal government’s accusations of fraud in Maine’s Medicaid program.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Multiple options for South Portland civic center project leaves an obvious one off the table | Column
Multiple stakeholders have weighed in on how to use the former Mahoney Middle School, but there’s one viable suggestion that the City Council has already rejected.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
Stephen King’s ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ gets Indigenous perspective from Maine educator
John Bear Mitchell, of the Penobscot Nation, works with Hollywood to incorporate Indigenous culture in TV and film. His current project is the HBO horror series.
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Read the poem ‘Rainy Morning in the Horse Barn’ by Lucia Owen
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.