Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says Maine is ready to take advantage of a Trump administration proposal that would allow Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada
Marla Hoffman
Staff Writer
Marla has been a journalist for the past 17-plus years at newspapers in Maine and Connecticut. She has been a writer, a designer, a photographer, a columnist and, for the past six years, the managing editor for the evening shift at the Sun Journal.
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Strong celebrates Pierpole Day
The annual event is named in honor of a member of the Abenaki tribe who welcomed settlers to the area in the 1700s.
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Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca dead at age 94
The auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford’s lineup in the 1960s died at age 94 in Bel Air, California.
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Fire destroys Bowdoinham home on Sunday
A family of four is displaced after the garage and then the house were burned.
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Official: Driver in NH motorcycle wreck should’ve lost license
The head of the Massachusetts motor vehicle division has resigned for failing to terminate the commercial driving license of man whose collision with a group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Driver in Durham crash still hospitalized; no charges filed
DURHAM — A woman seriously injured in a crash at the intersection of Rabbit Road and Route 136 Saturday night was listed in fair condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland Monday. Durham Fire and Rescue officials said in a news release that it appeared the driver of a Honda pilot collided in the intersection […]
Posted inBusiness
Culinary solution sought for green crab infestation
Manomet, an environmental research organization, is seeking tasty options to eat green crabs as a way of both controlling and profiting from the invasive species.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Survey sees biggest US honeybee winter die-off yet
US beekeepers report their worst winter yet for honeybees, losing nearly 38% of colonies
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‘Wear Orange’ march for gun reform returning to Brunswick
The walk, sponsored by Moms Demand Action, starts at 10 a.m. June 8 on Maine Street.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Mobile food pantry spreads reach into Lisbon this summer
LISBON — Starting next month, the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program will boost access to food with a mobile pantry in Lisbon. “We recognize that one of the barriers to access to food for some people is transportation, as well as the time they have available to access the services that we have,” said Monica […]