2nd District congressman wants inpatient beds in Maine for vets facing a crisis.
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Ronny Jackson withdraws from consideration for VA chief
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Veterans Affairs, Ronny Jackson, withdrew Thursday in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the “false allegations” against him have become a distraction. In a statement the White House issued from Jackson, he […]
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Ronny Jackson, White House doctor, fights to save imperiled VA bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday launched an all-out defense of Ronny Jackson’s nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs amid concerns by Congress that President Donald Trump had not properly vetted him or others. Jackson is fighting to salvage his imperiled nomination as more details emerge about accusations from his time […]
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Angus King seeks Senate action to speed up VA claims that take years now
William J. Rogers Post 153 member, Peter Rogers, of Yarmouth, talks with Senator Angus King in Auburn Tuesday afternoon at the American Legion Post before King spoke to a group of veterans about his efforts and those needed by veterans to help the Passage of a bill to overhaul broken VA appeals process. The Auburn […]
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Drugs vanish at some Veterans Affairs hospitals
The Veterans Affairs Department in Washington. Federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers due to a sharp increase in opioid theft, missing prescriptions or unauthorized drug use by VA employees since 2009, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are stepping up investigations […]
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Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King say Trump hiring freeze should exempt VA
PORTLAND — Maine’s U.S. senators are calling for President-elect Donald Trump to exempt the Department of Veterans Affairs from a potential hiring freeze on civilian federal employees. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King say Trump should not include critical VA personnel who provide care and support for veterans. They said Tuesday that a hiring freeze […]
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Dorothy Elizabeth Larrabee
1922 – 2015 AUBURN — Dorothy Elizabeth (Burrill) Larrabee, 93, a resident of Schooner Estates in Auburn, died peacefully Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, surrounded by her family. “Dot,” as she was known, was born in Brockton, Mass., on June 24, 1922, the daughter of Pauline and Charles Burrill. A 1940 graduate of Brockton High School, […]
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Vet Center still short-staffed in Lewiston
AUGUSTA — Just a day after officials with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs notified members of Maine’s congressional delegation that they had filled one of four vacant mental health counseling positions for Lewiston’s Vet Center, a veteran who attends counseling sessions at the center said another counselor has left. On Thursday, a Korean War […]
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Penny Gay Powell
1955 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — Penny Gay Poto Powell passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family on the morning of Sept. 28, 2015, after a long and admirably waged battle against gallbladder cancer. She was born June 4, 1955 to Rosario (Rozzi) and Constance (Connie) Poto in Lewiston. Penny is remembered most lovingly […]
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Beverly Clark Daggett
AUGUSTA — Beverly Clark Daggett passed away in the early morning of Sunday, Sept. 6, after a long and courageous hospital battle. The underlying cause was complications from long-term kidney disease. She was predeceased by her father, the Rev. John G. Clark, from whom she inherited her height; and her mother, the Rev. Dr. Beth […]