The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.
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Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation react to Trump’s speech to Congress
Sen. Angus King said after the speech that ‘Putin is smiling,’ while Rep. Chellie Pingree said the president parroted Russian talking points on Ukraine.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
He sleeps outdoors and sometimes goes hungry; but don’t call the man homeless
Mark LaFlamme was looking for someone with an interesting story to tell, and he found one bundled up in three blankets and sitting on a sidewalk.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Dog dies in fire, camper with a wooden addition burns in New Sharon
The fire is believed to have started in the area of the woodstove, Deputy New Sharon Chief Chris McKay said.
Posted inMaine, News
Federal government announces, then hits pause on, plan to sell 4 buildings in Maine
The federal government had posted a list of more than 300 ‘non-core’ properties slated to be sold that included the US Custom House in Portland and 3 other federal properties across the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
King, Pingree and Collins urge Trump administration to reinstate Maine Sea Grant funding
Maine’s program is the only one of 34 nationwide that has lost its funding so far, and the move comes on the heels of the president’s threat to cut Maine’s federal funding over a disagreement about transgender athletes.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston proposing larger security fence around Franklin Pasture athletic complex
Councilors appeared skeptical Tuesday of the proposal to place a 10-foot curved fence around the complex.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers, public health advocates seek tighter oversight of medical cannabis
The state’s medical market lacks the same safeguards for contaminant testing as its recreational counterpart.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Man sentenced in Paris police vehicle theft, shootout last year
Gary Porter was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison with all but two years suspended for his role in a May 2024 shootout and police vehicles thefts.
