Judy Aiken, 70, was part of a White House rollout of a new law that allows Medicare to negotiate the prices of some drugs.
Maine
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Locals react to proposals to combat violence in Lewiston
“I’m just a mom that worries about bullets penetrating my walls in the middle of the night,” Beth Matthews said after listening to a press conference where police and others announced plans to combat violence.
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Posted inMaine, News
Many questions and frustrations, some answers at special meeting about Brunswick chemical spill
Residents raised concerns about the potential for airborne contamination and learned details about where and how officials are testing to gauge the extent of the environmental damage.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
School bus rear-ends car on Wilton Road in Farmington
Neither driver was injured; one student complained of leg pain.
Posted inFranklin, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Reward doubled for info on illegal gillnet in Magalloway River
The Maine Warden Service continues to seek information regarding the crime.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Lacrosse fetch
Greene man saves his arm playing fetch with his dog.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay board votes 3-2 to adopt police cruiser policy
Police cruisers could go home with a Jay police officer at the chief’s discretion if the officer is working consecutive shifts.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based middle school to allow fifth graders to play some sports teams
T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School will allow fifth graders on the middle school teams depending on the need or availability to fill a team’s roster.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston teen rear-ends Auburn school bus
There were no major injuries reported, but three students onboard had hospital visits for “complaints of pain,” police said.
Posted inCommunity, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Rebuild of tennis courts in Jay expected to begin in late September, early October
Deb Roberts of Hollandstrong Community Foundation is working with Regional School Unit 73 on the project.