PORTLAND — The family and friends of a missing woman from Scarborough gathered in downtown Portland on Friday to pray for her return, or at least an answer to the mystery of her disappearance. “There’s a lot of support right here,” said Lorraine Ela as nearly 100 people filled Congress Square. Ela’s daughter, 22-year-old Megan Waterman, […]

BIDDEFORD — A woman robbed a Biddeford CVS Pharmacy Friday afternoon after claiming her boyfriend was in the store with a weapon. The woman went to the pharmacy counter, requested OxyContin and made the threat about an armed boyfriend. She was given the medication and left. No weapon was seen or displayed. The suspect is […]

The Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services in the Department of Health and Human Services plans to review the applicants and award eight licenses on July 9.

A task force trying to help companies and nonprofits understand the benefits has little to go on so far.

Advocates and patients said the proposal would keep needed medication away from suffering and severely ill people.

The DEP is recommending that bisphenol-A, or BPA, be banned from use in reusable food and beverage containers such as baby bottles and water bottles sold in the state.