16+ hour, 16+ min ago   (362+ words) A Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus. The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (361+ words) A new HIV case was reported in Penobscot County this week, raising the total number of cases associated with the outbreak to 46, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak began in October 2023. Nearly all of…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (485+ words) Bangor city councilors plan to give the remaining funding needed to reopen the Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center. The center, which serves community members struggling with mental illness and addiction, closed its drop-in program and low-cost meals program at…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (481+ words) Washington County could be hit hardest by Medicaid cuts going into effect in January, according to data The Maine Monitor received from the state under a public records request. All told, the measure is estimated to cut Medicaid spending nationally…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (337+ words) LOS ANGELES — Folk singer Ray LaMontange was treated for heat-related dehydration after collapsing onstage during a weekend performance amid triple-digit heat in Nashville, Tennessee. On Saturday, the 53-year-old musician and former Maine resident toppled to the side while performing his…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (122+ words) Speed and alcohol are believed to have contributed to an early morning crash, Tuesday, in the town of Albion that left a driver in serious condition and killed his passenger. The crash was reported at about 12:40 a.m. on Benton Road, according…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1730+ words) Michael Hunter was panicking. When his wife, Rachel Worster Hunter, woke up the morning of Jan. 8, 2025, the 54-year-old couldn’t speak clearly or focus her eyes. Michael recognized that she was suffering from low potassium, something she had long grappled with....

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (183+ words) Rachel Worster Hunter died at her Macwahoc Plantation home on Jan. 8, 2025, after 10 ambulance services refused to drive to her home. She died from low potassium, a medical condition she had long grappled with, according to her husband, Michael Hunter. Rachel…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (161+ words) For many Mainers, knowing who will show up if they call 911 is a bit of a guessing game. While the state’s largest cities often have their own fire departments with an ambulance service, smaller communities rely on neighboring towns or…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (288+ words) Matthew Jabaut is chair of The American Legion’s National Legislative Commission and a past Department Commander of Maine. An Army veteran, he served from 1997 to 2005 as a combat medic, including a combat tour in the Middle East, and earned the…...