The patient knew there was no guarantee the experiment would work but he was dying, ineligible for a human heart transplant and had no other option, his son said.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Gas prices rise slightly in Maine, fall again for its neighbors
The average price in Maine rose a little less than a penny to $3.40 per gallon last week.
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Posted inNation & World
Man who bought rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill 2 men pleads no contest
Under the deal, Dominick Black will pay a $2,000 fine for a non-criminal county ordinance violation in Wisconsin.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Tax season begins 2 weeks early due to virus, IRS funding cuts
April 18 is the deadline for filing tax returns or requesting an extension, which gives taxpayers until Oct. 17 to file their returns for 2021.
Posted inNation & World
Judge dismisses sole criminal charge against Andrew Cuomo
Prosecutors say they couldn’t prove the former New York governor groped an aide in the executive mansion in 2020.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Man arrested in Maine gets 10 years in prison for multistate assault on woman
The South Carolina man was arrested by Lewiston police after a woman at a motel reported that she’d been hit with a hammer.
Posted inNation & World
Three killers of Ahmaud Arbery get life in prison; no parole for father, son
Next month, they face a second trial, in U.S. District Court on federal hate crime charges.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl charged with fraud
The Manchester woman has been charged with collecting food stamps in the name of the girl, who was 5 when she was last accounted for in 2019.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for vaccine
While omicron appears to cause less severe disease and lead to fewer hospitalizations, its rapid spread indicates that it is much more contagious than other variants.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Nation & World
Omicron surge vexes Maine parents of children too young for vaccine
Heather Cimellaro of Auburn says omicron has her rethinking running errands with her 3-year-old twins, library storytime visits and preschool.