AUGUSTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a former patient at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta was prompted by anger and not mental illness when he attacked a worker last year, leaving a pen embedded in her hand. The judge issued an eight-page decision on Thursday, convicting Mark Murphy of elevated aggravated assault, following […]
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Oxford Hills Middle School band invited to play at State House
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Middle School band was invited to play some selections at the State House in Augusta next month. “I am extremely proud of these young ladies and gentlemen and am sure they will be wonderful representatives of the Oxford Hills community,” band director Blaise Spath said. The 70 seventh- and eighth-grade […]
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Maine Medical Association urges lawmakers to compromise on Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — A band of health care providers speaking on behalf of the Maine Medical Association urged lawmakers Thursday to reach a bipartisan compromise to expand the state’s Medicaid program to cover a larger group of low-income residents. Doctors and a nurse practitioner speaking during a news conference at the State House said they favor […]
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Republican state Sen. Flood won’t seek re-election
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine state Sen. Patrick Flood says he does not plan to seek re-election this year. The Republican from Winthrop told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1bMAF3R ) he wants to travel with his wife and spend time with his mother. The 62-year-old Flood is best known for his work on the state’s budget-writing committee. […]
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Mainers use their EBT cash for interesting things in unusual places
Top 10 municipalities for EBT card use Municipality EBT uses $ Amount Total uses % Total $ % Portland 82,433 $15,708,206 7.96% 9.56% Lewiston 87,337 $15,576,077 8.43% 9.48% Auburn 47,281 $8,047,119 4.56% 4.90% Bangor 54,962 $7,771,625 5.30% 4.73% Waterville 37,732 $5,840,112 3.64% 3.56% Augusta 37,274 $5,702,054 3.60% 3.47% Biddeford 25,459 $4,112,455 2.46% 2.50% Westbrook 22,476 […]
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State’s attorneys general ask to withdraw from CDC whistle-blower case
LEWISTON — Two assistant attorneys general who had been defending the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and its director, Dr. Sheila Pinette, in a federal whistle-blower case have asked the court if they can withdraw as defense counsel. In a joint motion filed Friday, Assistant […]
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Analysis: Not all Republicans oppose Medicaid expansion for Maine
AUGUSTA — A handful of Republican lawmakers, if they haven’t already, are about to become the most popular — or, depending on your perspective — among the most reviled legislators in the weeks ahead. “There is a fair amount of pressure coming from both sides,” Rep. Corey Wilson, R-Augusta, said. Wilson, a first-term legislator, is […]
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Education leaders support Rier as next commissioner
AUGUSTA — Lewiston and Auburn officials heaped praise on Gov. Paul LePage’s nomination for state education commissioner, Jim Rier of Topsham, after he came one step closer to the job Wednesday. Supporters said Rier knows Maine education, is fair and has integrity. Rier has a reputation for his command of education funding. The Maine State […]
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Lewiston to join effort to halt revenue-sharing cuts
LEWISTON — Another year of reductions to state revenue-sharing could force deeper cuts or higher local property taxes, city officials say. “We are losing close to $2 million, and it’s actually more than they cut last year,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. State legislators are scheduled to consider reducing municipal revenue-sharing across the state from […]
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HHS committee grills author of Medicaid report
AUGUSTA – State lawmakers Tuesday picked apart the first portion of a nearly $1 million report on Maine’s welfare programs that’s being completed by a private company hired by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage. While Republican lawmakers on the Legislature’s Health and Human Service Committee were largely complimentary of the work being done […]