Many health plans are required to cover certain preventive care services to adults at no cost under the Affordable Care Act, such as mammograms and colonoscopies. All health plans sold through the health insurance marketplaces — where small businesses and consumers can shop for coverage come Oct. 1 — and many other plans must cover […]
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Board of Selectmen to hear LEAN program presentation Monday
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, to hear a presentation about a program to improve efficiency and cut costs. According to the minutes of the March 11 selectmen meeting, Wayne Messer of the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments suggested to the board that they look into the […]
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Rumford physician warned; agrees to conditions by state board
RUMFORD — A Rumford physician was issued a warning from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine on Tuesday, forcing him to cease prescribing controlled substances for the treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Albert Aniel, a Mexico resident who practices in Rumford, accepted the warning Tuesday in a consent agreement. In the agreement, Aniel conceded […]
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Rumford physician receives warning from state medical board
AUGUSTA — A Rumford physician has been warned by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and must stop prescribing controlled substances for the treatment of chronic pain. Albert Aniel, who has a practice in Rumford but lives in Mexico, signed a consent agreement Sept. 10, conceding that the board has sufficient evidence to conclude […]
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Route 17 repaired, reopened after 4-inch rainstorm
ROXBURY — Workers with the Maine Department of Transportation repaired a section of Route 17 on Friday morning, a day after heavy rain caused the Swift River to flood and wash it out. A long stretch of the highway was originally closed to traffic Thursday night after the Swift River flooded near the Roxbury-Byron town […]
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Canton sets tax rate higher
CANTON — After lenghty deliberation Thursday night, selectmen set the 2013-14 tax rate at $21.20 per thousand dollars of valuation. It’s an increase of $1.55. Selectmen considered rates from $21.10 to $21.30. The difference is in the amount of “overlay” or surplus added to the expenditures authorized by the town. This overlay is used to […]
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Lithuanian Heritage Club holding fifth annual picnic at Black Mountain
RUMFORD — The Lithuanian Heritage Club of Greater Rumford will host its fifth annual summer picnic at noon Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Black Mountain ski resort. Club member Matt Kaubris, who has been involved with the Lithuanian Heritage Club since its inception five years ago, said the picnic was one of the first events […]
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Roxbury ATV Riders to donate money to Maine Children’s Cancer Program
RUMFORD — The Roxbury ATV Riders will present a check to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Hosmer Field. According to Gloria Pateneaude, a member of the Roxbury ATV Riders, members will meet behind the Mexico Fire Department and be escorted to Hosmer Field shortly before the Maine Children’s […]
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MVHS Athletic Boosters to host dress swap Saturday, Sept. 21
RUMFORD — The Mountain Valley High School Athletic Boosters is organizing a dress swap from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, in the gymnasium of Mountain Valley High School. According to member Leanne Virgin, the purpose is to offer donated dresses to area students at reduced prices to raise money for the MVHS Boosters. […]
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Maine Veterans’ Home receives federal grant
PARIS — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded a $598,800 grant to the Maine Veterans’ Home on High Street to pay for improvements made more than a year ago. The grant was announced in a joint statement from U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King on Wednesday. “Maine’s veterans deserve nothing but the highest […]