Dentists say delays in treating children on MaineCare stem from low reimbursement rates for general anesthesia.
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Children with MaineCare waiting several months or longer for dental surgery
Dentists say delays in treating children on MaineCare stem from low reimbursement rates for general anesthesia.
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ICE releases Ecuadorian man Border Patrol flew from Maine to Texas
Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha was released from ICE custody on Saturday, one day after a federal judge in Maine ordered the agency to do so, according to a status update filed with the court Monday.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Tuberculosis cases increase in Maine and nation
The state reported 28 cases through the end of July, but there are no current outbreaks, according to the Maine CDC.
Posted inFact Brief, Local & State, News
Is all of Maine within U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s jurisdiction? | Fact brief
Within 100 miles of the border, CBP agents and Border Patrol officers have heightened authority.
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Plane that crashed at Bangor International Airport bounced off runway before striking fence
Tuesday’s preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board does not point to a specific cause for the first fatal plane crash ever reported at the airport.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Massachusetts man accused of killing Portland chef pleads not guilty
Christopher Caron, 42, is accused of killing 27-year-old Declan Perry and dropping his body off outside a hospital in Weymouth.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Bay Bowls set to open Freeport location this fall
The company aims to open its fourth shop, this one at 32 Main St., by October.
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Westbrook’s Vertical Harvest is an architectural response to food insecurity | Column
Vertical Harvest’s growing facility has an urban footprint of just one-half of an acre, but can produce a yield equivalent to 250 rural acres of the same crop.
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Event center is rising at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm in Gorham
The building will feature stone walls and massive beams that will house special events and a farmers market.