The plan is designed “to best accommodate growth while improving access to care.”
Beth Brogan
Reporter
Beth Brogan writes about the greater Bath-Brunswick area, Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties for the Bangor Daily News. You can reach her on Twitter at @beth_brogan.
Who should pay when a drunken driver injures someone so badly he can no longer work?
The conflict hinges on questions about who should shoulder blame — and financial responsibility — for a crash that likely will deprive the lobsterman of his livelihood.
Teacher at Brunswick Catholic school charged with sex crimes involving children
A man who founded the Midcoast Youth Theater is scheduled to appear to face charges including sexual exploitation of a child under 12.
Brunswick firefighters pull swimmers to safety in dramatic rescue
Firefighters rescued two swimmers from the Androscoggin River Friday afternoon after they swam out too far in the strong current.
‘Black Rifles Matter’ sign stirs controversy in Maine tourist town
Amid signs for bait and directions to the footbridge that crosses the harbor, a handmade sign posted along Boothbay Harbor’s main street has drawn complaints of racism from tourists and residents.
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Former Maine all-state basketball star still waiting for kidney transplant
“There’s a lot I want to do with my future, while I’m still healthy or relatively healthy,” he said.
Largest US destroyer to leave Maine, head for weapons testing
The future USS Zumwalt and a crew of about 150 sailors will navigate the Kennebec River for the last time Wednesday afternoon.
Camper’s sewage dumps prompt environmental probe
Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff were at the Brunswick Lowe’s store Monday morning after an employee reported seeing someone in a recreational vehicle dump sewage into a storm drain.
Escaped pigs block road to Maine peninsula
About two dozen pigs escaped Tuesday morning from their pen on Route 123 in Harpswell.
Culvert replacement to force closure of Brunswick road
River Road at the bottom of Rocky Hill will be closed to all vehicle, foot and bike traffic for five days beginning Sept. 12 as road crews replace a major culvert crossing the road.
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Maine family hopes stem-cell treatment will cure toddler’s ‘intense’ cancer
“It’s the most intense of childhood cancers,” Ashley Arndt said. “And with the longest treatment.”
Fatal crash closes Route 196 in Topsham for five hours
A 90-year-old woman was killed and several people hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on Route 196 near the Lisbon town line.
Police search for Bath man accused of hammer attack
Jason Mackenzie allegedly struck a 37-year-old Bowdoin man following an argument.
Police: Still no suspects in Freeport robbery
Police continue to investigate a Friday morning robbery during which knives, watches and a wallet worth thousands of dollars were stolen from Intervale Mercantile Co. on School Street.
Brunswick man accused of assaulting, threatening woman
“In the course of struggling with him, she was cut with a knife.”
Man hospitalized with burns in house fire after puppy knocks over candle
Fire displaces five families in
Berwick.
Largest cruise ship of season docks in Portland
Portland will welcome 46 more cruise ships before the season ends.
US government awards $2.56 million to renovate Casco Bay ferry terminal
The second phase of the Casco Bay ferry terminal renovation project will move forward with the addition of $2.56 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Two people injured in crash in Blue Hill
Two people were taken to an area hospital following a single-vehicle crash shortly before noon Sunday on the Ellsworth Road.
Auburn man succumbs to injuries from motorcycle crash
Kenneth Kilby, 73, died Sunday from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident on Saturday in Durham.
Maine man accused of trying to pass off food carton as inspection sticker
Air Force One Bangor landing may have been called off
Maine substance abuse official accused of drunken driving
Maine dissolves 27 local public health groups with little explanation
Affidavit: Accused kidnapper told victim ‘she might live’
LePage wastes state time, money on ‘investigations’ inspired by grudges
I swim with sharks. That’s how I know we’re the dangerous ones.
Here’s a way Maine can keep more babies alive
Trump Weight and Fortune
‘We weren’t intimidated’: This former UMaine quarterback led team to 28 victories
Hard-hitting senior heads Old Town’s quest for football playoff spot
Sheffield settles in quickly as rover on UMaine football team
Watch live the Old Town-Belfast high school football game
‘The marriage or the farm’: Why one Maine livestock farm reached the end of its line
Why good sex may be really bad for older men
Quirky parade a labor of love for Belfast woman
A look inside The Portland Meatball Company