Proposed by Gov. Janet Mills and sponsored by House Speaker Sara Gideon, the bill would allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to perform abortions.
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Testimony is divided as Maine lawmakers consider paid family and medical leave for most workers
House Speaker Sara Gideon’s bill would establish a payroll tax to support state-run insurance to cover the costs.
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Jay board gives voters say in marijuana retail stores
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to put the question of allowing medical and recreational marijuana retail stores in town before voters next April. The board also voted to not move forward on a moratorium on medical marijuana stores between now and Dec. 13. After Dec. 13, a medical marijuana retail store would not be able to open […]
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Health officials: Stay out of the pool if you have diarrhea
NEW YORK — Health officials say hotel pools and hot tubs are a major source of the stomach bugs people get from swimming. And they’re reminding people with diarrhea to stay out of pools, hot tubs and water playgrounds. U.S. public health officials report on safe swimming every year. Thursday’s version from the Centers for […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Fundraisers planned to help New Sharon family
NEW SHARON — Fundraisers are being held to help Jessica and Chadd Harris with expenses for their infant son born with a rare heart condition and a hole in his diaphragm. A fundraiser is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to closing Sunday, March 11, at The Roost Pub and Wingery at 187 Main St. in Farmington. All […]
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Livermore Falls interim town manager recovering from heart surgery
LIVERMORE FALLS — Interim Town Manager Stephen Gould is doing well following heart surgery Friday, Selectmen’s Chairwoman Heather Bronish said Tuesday. Gould is not ready for visitors, she said, and is hoping to come home Thursday. He is expected to be out of work for four to six weeks. Town Clerk Amanda Allen, who is […]
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Principals: Local schools not yet hit hard by flu outbreak
Farwell Elementary School second-grader Myles Arneault points to his experiment partner, Parker Crafts, and says, “You are going to wipe the toilet seat, not me.” With influenza cases widespread, second-graders in Abby Dix’s class were learning how germs spread and what they can do to avoid getting sick. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Principals are […]
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Maine DECD says it will consider starting state-run EB-5 program
LEWISTON — The state of Maine may start its own visa program to help bring more direct foreign investment here, according to Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais. The state is looking at establishing a state-run EB-5 regional center, Gervais said. EB-5 visas provide foreign nationals with a way of obtaining green […]
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Clients still complain about HIV/AIDS help from CDC
LEWISTON — Months after complaining about the way the state helps people with HIV or AIDS, clients say there’s been little change and they’ve given up trying to get help. However, the state says clients appear to have adapted to the changes it made, and more people are starting to seek help. In July, the […]
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More money, less money: the effects of not expanding MaineCare
The head of the Portland Community Health Center and her chief financial officer sat down last week to figure out which bills they could pay. They don’t have the money to pay all of them. More than half of their patients are uninsured, up from about 30 percent a few years ago. The health center […]