Federal officials say the data sharing is related to an effort to prevent abuse of the Medicaid program, but Maine and other states say it’s illegal and raises privacy concerns.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Turnpike courts Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A for service plaza upgrades
The turnpike’s new executive director has reopened contract negotiations with the company that runs five service plazas along the toll highway.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Police crack down on crime with show of force on Lewiston streets
The increased patrols downtown, police said, was a direct response to a series of shootings and other violence that has vexed Lewiston in recent years.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lisbon appoints town attorney to review recall charges against council chairman
Fern Larochelle has served on the council for nearly 20 years.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County deputy praised for work on law enforcement suicide in Maine
Sgt. Ryan Close and Dr. Jamie Wren of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in Orono were recognized for their ‘compelling and deeply sobering case study.’
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Androscoggin County, Franklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Massachusetts father sentenced for drunken driving crash that killed son, injured two others in Rumford
Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan urges everyone not to drink or text while driving, and not to take chances.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine high court vacates part of damages paid to family of man who died after misdiagnosis
Justices ruled that Mercy Hospital should not have been mandated to pay $2 million in economic damages to the parents of 25-year-old Peter Smith, who died in 2017 from complications of Lyme disease.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
The fun before the storm: Auburn pond packed with swimmers Thursday ahead of thundershowers
People cool off at Lake Grove Park swimming hole Thursday before the rain set in.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Attorney in Portland nominated to federal appeals court in Boston
Donald Trump has nominated Joshua Dunlap, a Scarborough resident who grew up in Vassalboro, to serve on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Severe storm pushes through southern, central Maine on Thursday afternoon
Areas of the state faced severe thunderstorms, with damaging winds and lightning.