3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (185+ words) While, according to one source, Maine spends $40,000 on welfare per person in poverty, welfare recipients do not receive an average of $40,000 in yearly benefits. At a recent debate, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ben Midgley cited Census Bureau data compiled by the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1809+ words) A year and a half ago, Christy Crocker was working with an enthusiastic school district to help test for radon in its building when all of a sudden, administrators called it off. Her nonprofit organization had received money to help…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (180+ words) MaineCare has covered close to 70% of Maine nursing home residents in recent years, as claimed by U.S. Sen. Angus King. MaineCare is Maine’s Medicaid program, providing free or low-cost health insurance to Mainers who qualify based on age, income or disability....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1116+ words) Maine marijuana growers are increasingly using radiation and other methods to remove contaminants from their products, a process consumers are likely in the dark about. Despite a state policy requiring remediated products to be labeled as such, Maine’s Office of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1832+ words) BETHEL — The small mountain town doesn’t immediately present itself as one of Maine’s most vibrant cannabis markets. The plant’s pungent scent doesn’t linger in the air. The town center is dotted with restaurants, boutiques and inns, not pot shops. But…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (295+ words) The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy on Thursday expanded its mandatory recall, first issued in October, for a brand of cannabis vape cartridge products. The products tested for unsafe levels of the pesticide chlorfenapyr, the office said, which can lead…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (778+ words) A small group of prohibitionists won state approval this week to launch a petition drive to try to close the recreational cannabis market in Maine and bolster the state’s oversight of the medical marijuana market. “The timing is right,” said…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1619+ words) Maine’s recreational cannabis oversight system is under intensifying scrutiny after the state had to issue its third recall in three months. The latest recall, on Dec. 3, was issued after testing revealed the presence of a prohibited pesticide tied to NorCO…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (305+ words) As a registered nurse since 2002, I have worked in a variety of settings throughout my career, including a significant amount of time in the long-term care sector. Currently, I serve as the executive director of Affinity Care of Maine, providing…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1311+ words) Dr. Sheena Whittaker is no longer surprised when parents refuse the hepatitis B vaccine, eye ointment and a dose of vitamin K for their newborns. A pediatrician at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Whittaker relays the importance of…...