Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state’s largest insurance carrier still couldn’t avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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January storms leave many working waterfronts in Maine adrift
Back-to-back natural disasters caused significant damage to Maine’s coastal infrastructure, leaving some wharf owners to wonder what it will take to rebuild and how they’ll pay for it.
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Tensions on Peaks Island: A road that never existed leads to fear about public access
A strip of land off Ryefield Street – a so-called paper street – has been the site of weddings, afternoon picnics and play dates for decades. But one island family has filed an ownership claim that others worry could cut the public off.
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Imposter scams topped Maine’s 7,500 fraud complaints in 2023
The Federal Trade Commission received fraud reports from consumers in Maine totaling more than $17 million last year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lewiston shooting victim’s memory honored at Winthrop art gallery
The exhibit honoring Peyton Brewer-Ross at the Art:Works on Main gallery will run though February and will potentially spotlight other victims of the Lewiston mass shooting.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked nearly once a day since Lewiston mass shooting
Before the tragic events of Oct. 25, the process to take guns away from those who pose a threat had been used infrequently. Some say reforms could make the law stronger.
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Mills plans to accelerate $50 million relief proposal for storm-damaged Maine communities
The governor hopes a separate bill will move more quickly through legislative review and provide more immediate support to hard-hit areas.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Eleventh annual Maine Pond Hockey Classic draws thousands to Sidney
Volunteers, spectators and players acknowledged the ice wasn’t great on Messalonskee Lake, also known as Snow Pond, in Sidney, where it was held, but said they were enjoying the tournament being held for a good cause.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Local Government, News
Towns ask Legislature to give them ‘teeth’ to deal with violators of shoreland laws
Sebago Lake case involving Auburn businessman spurs bill giving towns more tools to force compliance with state laws.
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Smiling Hill Farm could be a roadblock for preferred Gorham Connector route
The 500-acre, 13th-generation family operation in Westbrook wants to preserve the farmland and forest it has cultivated and harvested since 1720, but some of its woodland lies in the path of the Maine Turnpike Authority’s proposed 4-lane highway.