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Posted inHealth, Maine
Health care providers scramble to help patients of closing Waterville hospital
Northern Light official says most of Inland primary care patients will be able to stay with their provider as the company moves closer to closing its Waterville hospital in June.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Legislation could create starter home program modeled after Lewiston project
Amy Smith, executive director of Healthy Homeworks, said a state program could close the financing gap for renovating aging housing stock for first-time homebuyers.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Suspect arrested after chase in Oxford County ends in Poland crash
Early reports were that the chase began after a RAM pickup truck had been stolen from a dealership on Main Street in Norway by a man who took the keys and sped away.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
As Jay mill comes down for engineered wood plant, tariffs on imports an unknown factor
John Godfrey, owner of Godfrey Wood Products, has received permits to build the facility at the former site of the Androscoggin Mill on Riley Road but is concerned about what tariffs will do to the cost.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers pass $3 million bill for public defense system
Maine lawmakers agreed to pay for more public defenders and make it easier for judges to appoint attorneys to cases where defendants can’t afford their own. Gov. Janet Mills now has 10 days to act.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine’s lawsuit against the USDA is over $3 million for feeding assistance costs
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock is weighing whether to block the Department of Agriculture from withholding the funds to Maine over alleged Title IX violations, or if the case should be referred to the Federal Claims Court.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Four Jay residents seek 2 seats on the Spruce Mountain school board
The town election will be held April 29.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford County sheriff’s deputy resigns nine days after arrest
An Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy resigned his position April 3 after a March 26 arrest in violation of a protective order.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Jared Golden backs Republican bill to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote
Critics of the bill, including U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, said it will make it harder for some people to vote, especially those who have changed their names.