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CMHC, CMMC have $13M claim in Parkview bankruptcy

BRUNSWICK — Parkview Adventist Medical Center, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection June 15, owes upward of $13 million to Central Maine Healthcare Corp. and its affiliate, Central Maine Medical Center, court documents show. Parkview contends that CMHC does not have an enforceable security interest in its assets, including court-approved cash collateral, because a […]

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Robert A. Perry

1953 – 2015 LEWISTON — Robert A. Perry, 61, formerly of Greene, and Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, died peacefully at his home in Lewiston on Saturday, June 13, surrounded by loving family. He fought a courageous battle against cancer. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 26, 1953, the eldest of three children of Joseph […]

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Condit receives palliative care physician award

LEWISTON — Dr. Bruce Condit has been awarded the 2015 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon mid-career palliative care physician award. The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards provide financial prizes to physicians who have shown their care of patients to be exemplary and a model of good medicine for other physicians. Condit is founder and director of the […]

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Harrison man dies from injuries from kite-skiing on Crystal Lake

HARRISON — A kite-skier was killed Monday morning after he lost control on Crystal Lake and struck a metal shed. Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s office identified the victim as 49-year-old Adam Tsapis of Harrison. According to Harrison fire Chief Dana LaPlante, the man was on the lake around 11 a.m. […]

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Young man suffers head injury in skiing mishap at Newry resort

Updated NEWRY — A young man was seriously injured in a skiing collision on Saturday morning at Sunday River Ski Resort. Spokeswoman Sarah Devlin said Saturday afternoon that the incident happened at about 9 a.m. near the bottom of 3D Trail on North Peak. It is an intermediate-skill trail with a terrain park. According to […]

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Pelletier resigns from Auburn School Committee

AUBURN — After suffering serious injuries in a fall from a ladder, Auburn School Committee Chairman Larry Pelletier has resigned, saying his injuries prevent him from performing the job. He is the fourth committee member to quit in the past year.   Tom Kendall will serve as acting chairman.   Pelletier, 67, said Friday he […]

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Flu cases in Maine triple over last year

Maine has three times as many confirmed cases of influenza now than it did this time last year, according to new numbers from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Doctors say: Wash your hands, cough smart and get the flu shot — even though the strain of flu seen most often here isn’t […]

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CMO chief announces retirement

AUBURN — Michael H. Cox, Ph.D., FACSM and CEO of Central Maine Orthopaedics, has announced he plans to retire Jan. 23. He has been with CMO since 2008. Cox joined CMO after a 35-year career in academia and health care. He has been instrumental in restructuring and redesigning the business and clinical direction of the […]