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Maine Attorney General joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s defunding of abortion providers

by Joe Lawlor July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

Federal funding does not pay for abortions, but does help pay for health care services at Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning.

Business, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education

Longtime Lewiston preschool to close, citing Medicaid shortfalls

by Kendra Caruso July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

‘There is unfortunately no financially viable path forward to keeping the program open,’ a company official said.

Maine, News

One dead, one seriously injured in head-on Alton crash

by Drew Johnson July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

A man from Penobscot County was pronounced dead at the scene, while a second man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal

Franklin County reallocates $60,000 to IT budget to cover expenses related to February cyberattack

by Donna M. Perry July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

The insurance deductible was $50,000 and uncovered expenses were $9,681.81, county Administrator Amy Bernard said.

Health, Maine, News

Northern Light surgeon mistakenly removed woman’s bladder, lawsuit says

by Hannah Kaufman July 29, 2025July 30, 2025

According to the lawsuit, a doctor removed a Skowhegan woman’s bladder during a surgery to remove an ovarian cyst.

Health, Maine, News

Maine resident hospitalized with year’s first human case of tick-borne Powassan virus, CDC says

by Drew Johnson July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has also reported the season’s first case of West Nile virus, which was detected in a crow in York County.

Maine, News

Why is the water on Cobbosseecontee Stream so low?

by Ethan Horton July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

Some residents are concerned about lower-than-usual stream levels, but officials say there’s no reason to worry.

Maine, News

Penobscot elder ‘Butch’ Phillips dies at 85

by Reuben M. Schafir July 29, 2025August 1, 2025

A celebrated culture-bearer and artist, Reuben Elliot ‘Butch’ Phillips also was part of the team that negotiated the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.