MaineCare to provide coverage for transgender medical care

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Advocates say MaineCare has removed a policy that limited medical coverage for transgender people.

Peak fall foliage season arrives in northern Maine

VAN BUREN, Maine (AP) Peak foliage has arrived in northern Maine, the home of some of the earliest leaf-peeping opportunities in the eastern states.

Maine’s cannabis conference happening as legal sales near

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The longest-running cannabis conference in the Northeast is coming to Maine’s largest city this weekend.

Report: Psychiatric hospital has made improvements

A report says a Maine psychiatric hospital has made improvements in the past year and has addressed patient care problems that led to its decertification in 2013.

Carthage man charged with sex abuse of a juvenile

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office say they have arrested a Carthage man accused of sexually abusing a juvenile.

EPA reports improvement in air quality in New England

You might be breathing a little easier this year compared to 2018.

Probe finds hospital ‘wall of shame’ about disabled patients

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) An investigation by the Maine Human Rights Commission found that employees of a hospital created a “wall of shame” displaying confidential medical records of patients with disabilities.

4 new cases of illness related to vaping reported in Maine

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says there are four more cases of lung illness related to e-cigarette products in the state.

Feds eye lobstermen’s concerns about plan to save whales

Maine (AP) The federal government says it’s considering the concerns of a lobster fishermen’s group about a plan to try to save an endangered species of whale.

U.S. to get a little more fish in catch pact with Canada

LUBEC, Maine (AP) American fishermen are expected to get a little more fishing quota under terms of an agreement with Canada.