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George Walker IV/AP fileThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Monday announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the $50 billion dollar Rural Health Transformation Program. -
Sandra Gilley/Maine PublicAfter a massive fire at Custom House Wharf in Portland destroyed several businesses, and damaged fishing infrastructure Friday night, plans are underway to help fishermen recover.
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The state law bans sales of cookware, cosmetics, textiles and other goods with 'intentionally added' forever chemicals. -
The report is from the Maine Forest Products Council on the economic contribution of the state's forest products sector from 2019 to 2024. -
A spokesperson for the Portland Fire Department says it's unclear how many businesses were affected, but a repair shop is reportedly a total loss and it appears that Maritime Antiques and the Sea Bags Factory sustained heavy damage. -
In 2024, Cumberland County awarded Greater Portland Health $80,000 to launch a mobile medical van. The team distributed educational materials, helped connect people to treatment and distributed naloxone - an overdose reversal drug
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Shopping malls, once the commercial hubs of the holiday season, are in decline. But in Bangor, it's also meant a rise in municipal code violations that are so severe that the city has taken the mall's owner to court. -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning of a Salmonella outbreak that may be linked to contaminated oysters. -
The snowstorm that dropped more than a foot of fresh snow in parts of Maine Tuesday night brought an early Christmas gift to downhill and Nordic ski areas. -
The ruling follows a lawsuit from Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and a coalition of other states. -
The gross domestic product for the Portland metropolitan area increased by 39% over the last two decades or so, but for western and northeastern Maine, GDP remained almost flat. -
Attorneys argue the U.S. Supreme Court should hear the case, pointing to other cases in Massachusetts and Florida that raise similar questions about parental rights.
