AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Resistance by House Republicans to extending the legislative session forced Maine lawmakers to return home Thursday, leaving work undone on tax reform, infrastructure bonds, the opioid crisis and Medicaid expansion. On their last official day Wednesday, lawmakers worked late. House Republicans defeated efforts to extend the session by five days. The […]
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Report shows opioid prescriptions decline sharply in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — A national health report released this week indicates opioid prescribing has fallen over 13 percent in Maine last year, the sixth steepest drop in the nation. Health data firm IQVIA’s Institute for Human Data Science released a report Thursday showing an 8.9 percent average drop nationwide in the number of prescriptions for […]
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Rockport town offices reopen after ransomware attack
ROCKPORT (AP) — The Rockport Town Office reopened this week following a ransomware attack. The Portland Press Herald reports municipal servers were infected with the virus Friday. Town Manager Rick Bates said in a statement that information technicians were able to rebuild the servers and restore the encrypted data. No data was stolen in the attack. Officials […]
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Dead whale found floating in cove concerns ocean scientists
LUBEC (AP) — Maine scientists are curious to learn how a whale found dead and floating in a cove ended up there. People who have seen the whale found in Lubec estimate that it’s about 26 feet long. Harbormaster Ralph Dennison tellsMaine Public he believes it was a humpback whale based on the size of its […]
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License plate approved for Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill creating a specialty license plate for The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. The governor signed the bill Tuesday, two days after the death of the former first lady. The plate will be available later this year, and $10 for every new plate sold and […]
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Ex-rebel leader in Columbia relocates amid arrest talk
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The former chief peace negotiator for Colombia’s FARC rebel movement has decided to relocate to a rural camp for ex-guerrillas amid speculation he could soon be arrested as part of a U.S. drug investigation. The rebel leader known as Ivan Marquez alerted the Colombian government of his plans in a letter […]
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Judge to hear arguments about delaying Stormy Daniels case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyer is asking a federal judge to delay court proceedings in porn star Stormy Daniels’ bid to dissolve the $130,000 confidentiality agreement that prevents her from talking about her alleged affair with Trump. U.S. District Judge James Otero is set to hear arguments Friday morning in Los Angeles […]
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Mourners line up to pay final respects to Barbara Bush
HOUSTON (AP) — A spray of flowers covered the closed silver casket of former first lady Barbara Bush in the sanctuary of the Houston church as mourners waited Friday to pay their final respects. People were waiting in line hours early for security screening before boarding shuttle buses to attend a public viewing at St. […]
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Developer to discuss plans for east Saco Island
SACO — The developer of a proposed $40 million project to develop a vacant portion of Saco Island is hosting a public information night at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Saco City Hall. Saulnier Development has proposed a mixed-use development called The Waters on the east side of Saco Island which would include residential units, […]
