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40,000 Mainers’ Medicare Advantage plans will be canceled next year

by Daniel Kool October 17, 2025October 22, 2025

Insurance companies are scaling back Medicare Advantage offerings and leaving some parts of the state, insurance regulators announced Friday.

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Layoffs loom for 2,500 Maine state workers who are federally funded

by Kelley Bouchard October 17, 2025October 20, 2025

The layoffs would be done according to seniority, so federally funded employees could bump less senior workers whose jobs are state funded.

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Stonewall Kitchen to end candle production in Wells

by Megan Gray October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

The York-based company is eliminating 32 jobs and outsourcing production of its Village Candles to a third party in New Hampshire.

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Maine company will reissue otter T-shirt Taylor Swift wore in ‘Showgirl’ film

by Kelley Bouchard October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

Liberty Graphics in Midcoast Maine will reprint the shirt as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. Swifties donated more than $1.3 million in a day.

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Maine investigating how 911 calls were misrouted for nearly 2 years

by Daniel Kool October 16, 2025October 15, 2025

Union River Telephone Co. sent calls from some Hancock and Washington county residents to an administrative line at the dispatch center. It is unclear whether it delayed responses to emergencies.

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Back Cove Festival contract sent to Portland City Council, despite concerns

by Grace Benninghoff October 15, 2025October 16, 2025

After several weeks of negotiations to address concerns about transparency and community impact, the Housing and Economic Development Committee advanced an agreement that would extend the Payson Park festival through 2028.