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Health centers net funds for addiction, mental health

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Oct. 10 that 17 community health centers in Maine will receive a total of $4,980,138 through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services (SUD-MH) awards.

Katahdin monument officials welcome public’s input on management plan

More than two years after then U.S. President Barack Obama designated over 80,000 acres of land in northern Maine as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, officials are in the midst of creating a formal management plan that will strive to make effective use of the land for visitors while keeping its natural resources and history intact.

Maine’s national monument was once heavily opposed. Now its federal budget is slowly growing.

Maine’s national monument will have an operating budget of about $400,000 — its highest yet — if Congress gives approval, officials said Thursday.

Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace

Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it.

Heating prices continue climb in Maine

The price of heating oil continues to climb steadily in Maine even as global crude oil prices have fallen.

Sears Hometown and Outlet stores unaffected by Sears Holdings bankruptcy

Since news broke on Monday that Sears Holdings Corp. was shutting down 142 of its Sears and Kmart stores as part of a financial restructuring plan under Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Alan Susee has fielded multiple phone calls from concerned customers about the fate of his Sears Hometown and Outlet store on Main Street.

September sees continued above-average temperature

Above-average temperatures that began this past summer continued into September, according to forecasters from the National Weather Service in Caribou, with temperatures last month ranging from 0.5 degrees to 4 degrees above the 30-year average.

A third of Mainers don’t make enough to cover monthly expenses, study finds

Only 70 percent of Maine’s workers earn enough to cover basic monthly expenses plus save a little for the future, a new study found.

A fatal deer disease is getting closer to Maine. Here’s what hunters need to know.

For more than 20 years, deer biologists across the Northeast have kept a wary eye to the west as chronic wasting disease was found in deer in several states.

Irving says it has contingency plans to continue energy supply to Maine after explosion

An Irving Oil spokesperson told the head of the state’s Governor’s Energy Office that the Canadian company doesn’t expect any broad-based supply issues following an explosion Monday at a refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Report urges Mainers to raise their voices against domestic violence

The latest report on domestic violence homicides in Maine urges the public to speak out against family violence.

Aroostook drug prevention program disbanded

For five years, Diversion Alert worked to combat drug addiction and promote ways to help those dealing with addiction.

Thousands of migrating geese make a layover on an Aroostook County pond

Jim Thorne of Carmel spends plenty of time on the roads of Maine, and often posts Facebook photos from spots he loves in Aroostook County.

How the Irving refinery explosion could affect Maine fuel prices and availability

The effect of the explosion Monday morning at an Irving refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, on gas and heating oil prices remains unknown, although the Governor’s Energy Office in Maine is watching developments closely because the state relies heavily on that plant for energy.

Northern Maine Development Commission working on Bangor to Fort Kent bike route designation

State and local officials are working on creating a 320-mile bike route from Bangor to Fort Kent as part of an effort to boost tourism in northern Maine.

Heating oil prices top $3 per gallon in northern Maine

As the weather turned colder this week, heating fuel prices rose, with the average cash price for No. 2 heating oil at $2.88 per gallon on Oct. 1, up 14 cents from the previous month.

Post offices closed for Columbus Day

In celebration of Columbus Day, Post offices across the state will be closed on Monday, Oct. 8, and there will be no mail delivery.

TAMC, other hospitals around Maine changing their names next month

The leaders of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems want their facilities seen in a new light -- a northern light, if you will.

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