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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Victoria Grover, a family medicine provider at Full Circle Health Care in Presque Isle, on the potential fallout from the end of a contract between Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
The U.S. government was plunged into a shutdown at midnight after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a deal. It’s the third shutdown that Trump has presided over and first of his second term.
Northern Light Health is out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield network after mediation failed to resolve a contract dispute Tuesday night. While the organizations may yet reach a deal, many patients will be charged out-of-network costs starting today. Here’s what that means for Mainers with Anthem insurance. Northern Light also announced the closure of its Waterville walk-in clinic Tuesday.
This City Council candidate wants Bangor to invest in housing and public services. Daniel Carson said Bangor is a “remarkable city,” but “high costs, particularly in housing, are pushing people to the brink.”
Washington County is taking its $11 million borrowing plan to skeptical voters. In addition to the bond, officials have pitched a tax hike of up to 40% as the path out of a major budget crisis.
Justin Savage’s attorney called for criminal charges against the trooper who punched him while he was handcuffed. The attorney also called for independent oversight of the Maine State Police’s use of force.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Luxury housing development in Cumberland auctioned for $15.7M
- What’s at stake as Maine weighs the future of free community college
- Crews will be paving part of Bangor’s Union Street again today
- Houlton town manager accused of assault is under daily corrections supervision
- Maine’s Legion commander is the 1st from Fort Kent
- Castine is the latest coastal town grappling with building a modern fire station
- Midcoast kayak and paddleboard rental shop to close after 11 years
- Rockport library to unveil exhibit featuring Maine’s fiber farmers and makers
- Maine child riding an electric scooter crashes into truck
- Maine man pleads guilty to trafficking whale and bird parts
- A Portland man has been missing since August
- Judge rules in favor of Maine man accused of libel by RFK Jr.
- Orono boys soccer unleash 3 goals in final minutes for improbable overtime win
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“It’s likely that very few of those who signed the petition were aware of the proposal’s sweeping restrictions on absentee voting.”
LIFE IN MAINE
Tag along on a Maine moose hunt that didn’t go as planned.
These fall foliage hikes lead to some of the best displays of color Maine has to offer.
A Major League pitcher is returning to his Maine high school this weekend.
