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Central Maine Healthcare files suit against the state

LEWISTON — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants to form a new insurance plan with MaineHealth. And it wants the state to keep the d [...] 1

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LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday vetoed legislation to expand Maine’s Medicaid program, turning the focus back to majority D [...] 2

Legislatures still face key issues as session winds down

AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers began the final days of the 2013 session by pushing through a slew of bills Monday while they await Republic [...] 2

Motorcyclist injured on Route 4 in Auburn

AUBURN — A motorcyclist is in critical condition following a collision with an SUV on Route 4 on Monday afternoon. According to a stat [...] 2

State police say charges unlikely in cyclist's death

HANOVER — A cyclist killed during the Trek Across Maine on Friday morning likely lost his balance while riding with one hand on the ha [...]

Former Newtown resident urges gun-sale background checks in Maine

AUGUSTA — A national push for laws that keep guns out of hands that would do evil with them came to Augusta on Monday. Organizers of a [...]

Police stop distressed dad from jumping off Penobscot Narrows Bridge on Father’s Day

PROSPECT — Maine State Police officials talked a suicidal man out of jumping off the Penobscot Narrows Bridge Sunday afternoon. The 43 [...] 1

Legislature sustains 5 more LePage vetoes Monday

AUGUSTA — The Legislature sustained five more vetoes issued by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday. So far Democratic lawmakers have [...] 1

Maine House defeats GOP efforts restricting welfare

AUGUSTA — The Maine House on Monday turned back a pair of Republican-backed bills that sought to add new restrictions to the state&rsq [...] 1

What's this beef about?

Two Holstein-cross steers put their heads together Sunday in a field at a residence on Route 133 in Livermore Falls. [...]

Jay man pleads guilty to sexual assault charge

FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a child several years ago. David Grover, 53, pleaded guilty to a f [...]

Rockport hires former Sabattus town manager

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board unanimously voted Monday night to hire a Camden man as its next town manager. Richard Bates begin [...]

Maine gas prices hold steady

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gas prices in Maine are essentially holding steady even as the national average falls slightly. Price-monitoring websit [...]

Mainer among newest NASA astronauts

CARIBOU — The valedictorian of Caribou High School’s Class of 1995 is among eight Americans selected by NASA to begin training f [...]

Husband and wife therapy team treat couples on the brink at luxury retreats

Christiane, a mother from New Jersey, had endured years of conflict with her husband when the couple met Portland psychologist John Stewart. [...]

2 arrested in Bath pharmacy robbery

PORTLAND — Two 23-year-old men from Dresden, Maine, have been charged with robbing a Walgreen's pharmacy in Bath. Federal authorities [...]

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