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COMMUNITY | GOVERNMENT

Turnpike board maintains volume discount rates

PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Turnpike Authority Board voted unanimously Thursday to keep the current E-ZPass Volume Based Discount Program in place indefinitely. The current ...

COMMUNITY | GOVERNMENT

Bangor legislators to host legislative forum for public

AUGUSTA, Maine — State Sen. Geoff Gratwick, D-Bangor, will co-host a legislative forum from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Bangor Public ...

COMMUNITY | GOVERNMENT | GRANGE

Maine health centers getting $1,340,317 to help uninsured individuals get insurance

Maine will receive $1,340,317 from  the national Health Resources and Services Administration as part of a $150 million nationwide package meant to help more uninsured Americans ...

GOVERNMENT | TALKS

Author Linda Greenlaw to speak at Hancock County Planning Commission annual meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2013 CONTACT PERSON: Thomas Martin, Executive Director TELEPHONE NUMBER: 667-7131 FAX NUMBER: 667-2099 E-MAIL: tmartin@hcpcme.org Linda Greenlaw, America’s only ...

GOVERNMENT | MILITARY | POLITICS

Congressman Michaud receives award

Congressman Mike Michaud (D-Maine), left, receives the 2013 National Chiropractic Legislative Conference “Veterans Health Leadership Award” in his Washington, DC office from John Falardeau, Sr. ...

COMMUNITY | GOVERNMENT

Workshop focuses on maximizing Social Security benefits

The decision about when to start taking Social Security is one of the most important financial security decisions someone can make. It’s no longer as ...

BUSINESS | GOVERNMENT | POLITICS

LePage travels to Montreal to encourage economic growth with Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Paul R. LePage signed a memorandum of agreement yesterday with Premier of Quebec Pauline Marois to encourage economic development and support ...

BUSINESS | GOVERNMENT

Two Maine semifinalists in Employer Support Freedom Award

ARLINGTON, Va. – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that two Maine employers have been selected as ...

BUSINESS | FARMING | GOVERNMENT | POLITICS

Legislative Forum at UMF to focus on genetically engineered food

FARMINGTON, Maine — The University of Maine at Farmington will host a Legislative Forum at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the North Dining Hall ...

BUSINESS | GOVERNMENT

First lady to offer opening remarks at York County job fair

SPRINGVALE, Maine — First Lady Ann M. LePage will give opening remarks at the Third annual York County Job Fair on Friday, April 19. More ...