| BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor eye center is among the first in the country to offer a cutting-edge laser surgery to remove cataracts. Vision Care of Maine began offering the new procedure, which is more precise than traditional cataract surgery and can free patients from wearing glasses, in mid-July, according ... read more | comment MILLINOCKET, Maine — Seven northern Penobscot County residents, including county Commissioner Steve Stanley of Medway, will form a committee charged with opposing Roxanne Quimby's proposed 70,000-acre national park, officials said Friday. The Coordination Work Group consists of residents of the unincorporated areas and county towns. Members are Stanley, Terry Hill ... read more | comment PORTLAND, Maine — The city has closed down a popular restaurant and two other waterfront businesses in Portland after a restaurant inspector found evidence of a “serious rat infestation.” The Porthole restaurant, Comedy Connection and the Harbour’s Edge banquet hall all were shut down on Thursday because of repeated health ... read more | comment FORT KENT, Maine — For generations in northern Maine the annual potato harvest break has been as much a part of the start of a new school year as books, back-to-school clothes and locker combinations. And while the number of active farms in Aroostook County has shrunk and districts have ... read more | comment FORT KENT, Maine — A number of Maine colleges have once again caught the eye of a publication that ranks higher learning institutions across the nation. Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, University of Maine at Farmington, University of Maine at Fort Kent, and Unity College were ranked among the top ... read more | comment NOBLEBORO, Maine — The owner of a small farm that raises fallow deer disputes the claims that as many as 10 of his animals have escaped and are running wild in the area. George Smith, former executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, wrote on his blog Thursday, Sept. ... read more | comment MILLINOCKET, Maine – Former Maine Senate President Charles Pray will be interim town manager if he accepts an offer the town has made, Town Council Chairman John Davis said Friday. A Millinocket resident and one of three finalists to replace departing Town Manager Eugene Conlogue, Pray was a state senator ... read more | comment AUGUSTA, Maine — The state's Medicaid director said Friday she's still hopeful federal officials will approve Maine's request to make about $20 million in cuts to its Medicaid program, and that the state will be able to make those cuts in time to fill a gap in the current state ... read more | comment AUGUSTA, Maine — While environmental groups, business leaders and university officials continue to trumpet the long-term benefits of placing a wind farm off the coast of Maine, Gov. Paul LePage's energy czar wants more answers about whether the effect on ratepayers and the proposed economic benefits justify the project. If ... read more | comment AUGUSTA, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins said Friday it was "troubling and inexplicable" that the United States' consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi didn't have stronger security in place, and she asked the State Department's inspector general to review security requirements at the department's overseas facilities. "Surely, the State ... read more | comment | |
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