Press Releases

COMMUNITY | HEALTH

C & C Annual Breaks Records

AUGUSTA, ME – Crisis & Counseling Centers (C&C) enjoyed record attendance at its Annual Meeting & Dinner on May 9 at the Waterville Elks Banquet ...

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 ...

HEALTH

Maine Affiliate of Komen announces 2013 grant recipients

BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is awarding approximately $265,000 in grants to eight community projects around the ...

HEALTH

EMMC recognized for care of stroke victims

BANGOR, Maine — Eastern Maine Medical Center has received recognition for its timely care of stroke victims with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With ...

BUSINESS | HEALTH

Northern Prosthetics & Orthotics awarded highest level accreditation

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Prosthetics & Orthotics has received a three-year accreditation award in prosthetics and orthotics by the American Board for Certification in ...

BUSINESS

State chooses five companies for Environmental Excellence Awards

WINSLOW, Maine – The 2013 Environmental Excellence awards, administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, were presented by DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho and Senior Natural ...

HEALTH

Maine health officials offer tips for controlling asthma

AUGUSTA, Maine – Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the lungs, leading to breathing problems including coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and trouble sleeping. In ...

BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS | COMMUNITY

Mainers can help Oklahoma tornado victims with monetary donations

AUGUSTA, Maine — In the aftermath of the devastating Oklahoma tornadoes, Gov. Paul R. LePage and the Maine Emergency Management Agency remind Mainers that the ...

BUSINESS | COMMUNITY

Route 1 south on-ramp for I-95 to be closed overnight

KITTERY, Maine — The Route 1 south on-ramp for Interstate 95 southbound in Kittery will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Thursday, May ...

BUSINESS

Job fair offered in Rockland to all job seekers

ROCKLAND, Maine — A job fair is planned from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 28, at the office of the Maine Department of Health ...