Some towns are reporting a sharp increase in General Assistance applications for heating fuel. West Paris Town Manager John White said the number of General Assistance applicants usually rises during the winter, but there has been a surprising increase in the past six weeks. He said some applicants have applied for LIHEAP but have not […]
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Two-year cap on methadone treatment for MaineCare patients starts Jan. 1
BANGOR — A new law geared to save taxpayers millions of dollars by placing a 24-month lifetime cap on state funding for MaineCare patients using methadone to treat their opiate addiction goes into effect Jan. 1. The proposed policy rules to implement the law are under review by the Maine attorney general’s office, according to […]
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Maine gears up for same-sex marriage
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A handful of city and town halls are preparing for special hours when Maine’s same-sex marriage takes effect. Portland City Hall will open at midnight to provide licenses as soon as the law goes into effect. So will a neighboring town, Falmouth. Others including Bangor, Brunswick and Augusta will open later […]
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Public education expanding as pre-K programs become the norm
Faced with plummeting student populations — and therefore less state money — Maine school districts are increasingly adding another year of public education. While reams of research highlight the benefits of early childhood education, there has been no widespread discussion in Maine about the addition of a 14th year of public school. The explosion in […]
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Gonorrhea on the rise in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — The number of gonorrhea cases in Maine has more than quadrupled in the past four years, concerning public health officials. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 441 reported cases of the sexually transmitted disease as of Dec. 14 this year, up from 98 reported cases in 2008. […]
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Missing 9-year-olds from Ellsworth found after search
ELLSWORTH — Two 9-year-olds reported missing from a Branch Pond Road home early Thursday evening were reportedly found a couple hours later in a joint search conducted by officers with local police and fire departments, the Maine Warden Service and Maine State Police. The 9-year-old brother and sister were initially out sledding, but came back […]
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Wreaths stolen from park named for Maine hero
PORTLAND (AP) — The family of a Medal of Honor winner from Maine is outraged that someone stole Christmas wreaths from five stone pillars in a Portland park named for the airman. The wreaths were stolen from the pillars at the end of the Eastern Promenade, an area named for Maj. Charles J. Loring. Loring […]
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2 charged in connection with fatal crash after Saco graduation party
SACO (AP) — A Maine woman and man are facing liquor violation charges in connection with a fatal car accident that killed a 19-year-old man last spring. Police say Jacob Marcotte was legally drunk when he crashed his car after attending a graduation party in Saco in June. Police say 22-year-old Kathleen Ricker of Saco, […]
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Maine snowmobile season starts with a bang
AUGUSTA (AP) — With the first major winter storm of the season blanketing most of Maine with snow, the state warden service is urging snowmobilers to ride safely during the season ahead. The power sledding season is getting off to a strong start with snow on the ground across the entire state, a sharp contrast […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Maine psychic offers 2013 predictions
Her spirits were right about President Barack Obama winning a second term. About Maine getting less snow than usual last winter. The Red Sox missing the World Series. The world not tanking on Dec. 21. So the Sun Journal went back for more. In late 2011, Maine psychic medium Vicki Monroe offered predictions for 2012 […]