Ben Pinette

An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need

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Sept. 16, 1986: It took a dentist, veterinarian, and surgeon to give this duck in Augusta a new artificial beak, and the last meal served at Silent Woman restaurant on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville

J.P. Devine Podcast: I could plan on living to 100

Sept. 15, 1994: 21 troopers encircle Farmingdale home after Gardiner man breaks into residence, Winthrop split on how to meet school needs, and the loss of a old home in Augusta’s north end

Sept. 14, 1976: At least 6 boxcars topple off freight train near Winslow end of Kennebec River bridge, sergeant and 2 patrolmen join Waterville Police Department roster, and an axe wedding?

Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients

Sept. 13, 2003: You can now use the restroom in the middle of bingo in Maine, proposed new Cony High School wins unanimous concept approval by Board of Education, and country singer Johnny Cash dies after long illness

Sept. 12, 1989: A new Benton volunteer fire department a hot topic with residents, Winslow High school had decent MEA scores this year, and a psychiatrist from Farmington is fighting for his practice

The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Sept. 16-23

Sept. 11, 2001: Augusta stepping up efforts for improved parking downtown thanks to $2.5 million bond, review of child-protective system continues, and here’s your chance to listen to a local old-style radio show

Sept. 10, 1976: Two Fairfield funeral directors ‘low-key’ argue with federal government, K-Mart opens in Elm Plaza in Waterville, and Newport filling station operator says independent dealers being bullied out