ORONO (AP) — A University of Maine study says the medical costs of obesity for children and adolescents in the state could reach $1.2 billion over the next 20 years. UMaine economics Professor Todd Gabe’s study also suggests that the incidence of obesity is likely to increase from 7.8 percent of Maine’s youths to nearly […]
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Gay-marriage supporters rally
PORTLAND (AP) — More than 300 gay marriage supporters waved signs and cheered Thursday at a get-out-the-vote rally in a final campaign push before next week’s statewide same-sex marriage referendum. The rally in Portland’s Monument Square featured speeches from campaign organizers, a lesbian couple, pastors and other supporters who urged attendants to show up at […]
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Starks man shot by hunter recovering in Lewiston hospital
LEWISTON — Kerry Hebert was listed in serious condition at a local hospital Thursday night, recovering from wounds he suffered when he was shot Wednesday afternoon on his property in Starks. Hebert, 57, was airlifted to Central Maine Medical Center by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter Wednesday afternoon. “He is post-surgical,” CMMC Nurse Supervisor Peggy […]
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Raye touts support of vets during Lewiston campaign stop
LEWISTON — Republican U.S. House candidate Kevin Raye unveiled a list of more than 100 veterans backing his bid to unseat the 2nd District Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, during stops in Bangor and Lewiston on Thursday. Visiting the local Veterans Memorial Park with a group of about 25 supporters, many of them veterans, […]
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Maine’s Medicaid cuts likely on hold another three months
AUGUSTA — It likely will take at least another three months for Maine to find out whether it can make $20 million in cuts to its Medicaid program. A federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman said Thursday the office has asked for additional information from Maine officials regarding the state’s request to cut […]
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Mars Hills man gets five years for fatal OUI crash
CARIBOU (AP) — A northern Maine man has been sentenced to five years in jail for being drunk and causing a traffic crash that took the life of one man and seriously injured another. William Barton of Mars Hill was also ordered Wednesday to pay $20,000 in restitution and fined $2,100 for the September 2011 […]
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Gov. LePage, First Lady to host food drive at Blaine House
AUGUSTA — and first lady Ann LePage will greet donors Saturday during the second of three food drives scheduled at the Blaine House, according to a release issued by LePage’s office Thursday. It will be held from 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 3. “The holidays are quickly approaching with the winter months, and it […]
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Five applications submitted for charter schools
AUGUSTA (AP) — Five groups have submitted proposals to open new charter schools in Maine in the fall of 2013. The Maine Charter School Commission received applications Wednesday from Harpswell Coastal Academy in Harpswell, Heartwood Charter School in Kennebunk, and Queen City Academy Charter School in Bangor, as well as from two virtual schools called […]
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Police: Teen victims of Winslow crash not belted
WINSLOW (AP) — Police say the teenage driver and passenger who died in a car crash in Winslow last week weren’t wearing seat belts and the driver had an intermediate license that prohibited him from carrying passengers who are not family members. Police told the Kennebec Journal that Scott Loisel of Winslow and Alexandria Ferland […]
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Report: Sexual assaults in Maine prisons more than double national average
AUGUSTA — Inmates in Maine’s state prisons are more likely to be sexually assaulted than those in most other correctional facilities around the U.S., a recent Department of Justice report suggests. The Maine State Prison in Warren was one of eight facilities from among 463 visited by Department of Justice officials in which the rate […]