2+ week, 1+ day ago   (104+ words) Farmington police responded to a break-in Friday morning at Falls Road Veterinary Clinic where an undisclosed amount of medication for veterinary use was missing, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote wrote in a press release. The forced-entry burglary and theft was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) Kristi Woods is a registered nurse and ME/CFS patient advocate living in Augusta. She developed a continuing medical education curriculum on ME/CFS and infection-associated chronic conditions through the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education. I am…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (212+ words) I just read an article about Sen. Susan Collins’ disapproval of ICE’s plan to use the additional $70 billion of funding — that she supported — to buy electric gloves to shock immigrants, people of color or anyone else its agents feel like…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (513+ words) Marie McCarthy is chair of the MaineHealth Board of Trustees. Bruce Garren is chairof the local board of MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital. The decision to transition labor and delivery services from MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital was extraordinarily difficult. As members of the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1420+ words) Brooke Nadeau spent part of last week decorating dorm rooms. She wanted them to feel welcoming for a small group of high school students who would soon arrive on the campus of the University of Maine at Fort Kent in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (186+ words) With a centralmaine.com subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. Augusta prohibits swimming in the Kennebec River along or adjacent to city-owned property without written permission from the harbormaster. The City Council added that exception in June 2022 so the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (184+ words) As we approach the November election, Mainers should remember that mental healthcare is healthcare, and our votes should reflect that. We would never tell someone with a broken bone to “wait it out” or “try harder.” Yet people seeking mental…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) AUGUSTA — Three organizations focused on addressing homelessness and substance use disorder in the community are set to receive $175,000 from the city’s opioid settlement funds after city councilors approved the grant proposals last week. The settlement funds are part of approximately…...