Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maine’s The MEMIC Group Hires LaCrosse, Romano
Nov 27 2019 // Jason LaCrosse has been appointed a safety management consultant by Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group. LaCrosse began his career in the military, starting off as a flight...
Maine Jury Awards More Than $1M in Hospital Negligence Case
Nov 21 2019 // A hospital in northern Maine has been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in damages to a woman in a medical negligence lawsuit. A jury in Aroostook County found that Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine, didn’t...
Walmart Alters Disability Reassignment Policy to Settle Suit in Maine
Nov 18 2019 // Walmart has agreed to change its national policy for reassigning disabled workers to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Maine. The settlement requires Walmart to offer disabled...
Investigators Can’t Determine Cause of Maine Supply Company Fire
Oct 17 2019 // Maine’s state fire marshal’s office says the cause of a fire that destroyed a building supply company will remain undetermined. The fire torched McCormack Building Supply in Winslow last week. The fire...
Vaping, Guns, Marijuana on Tap for Maine Legislative Session
Oct 11 2019 // The Maine Legislature might consider restrictions on vaping, stricter gun controls and new marijuana laws in the coming legislative session. Legislators in the Democrat-controlled House and Senate are hoping to propose...
Maine’s The MEMIC Group Appoints Roberts as Senior Production Underwriter
Sep 27 2019 // Benjamin Roberts has been appointed as a senior production underwriter by workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group to support continued growth in the Vermont market. Roberts, a native of Vermont, previously...
Investigators Wrap Up Work at Explosion Site in Maine
Sep 24 2019 // The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office has finished its work at the site of a deadly explosion in Farmington, but isn’t ready to release any conclusions. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said...
Maine’s Largest City Proposes Retail Licensing Rules for Marijuana Businesses
Aug 7 2019 // Officials in Maine’s largest city are proposing licensing regulations for recreational and medical marijuana businesses. The Portland Press Herald reports the proposed rules include a cap of 20 recreational marijuana...
Willis Towers Watson Adds Braun to Willis Re Life, Accident & Health Team in Maine
Aug 7 2019 // Willis Towers Watson has added Thomas Braun as senior vice president to the Willis Re Life, Accident & Health Segment’s medical team in Portland, Maine. Braun joins Willis Re from a specialty benefits, stop loss...
Man Charged with Arson After Maine Business Fire Causing $150K in Damages
Jul 30 2019 // Prosecutors in Maine say a man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that badly damaged two businesses in the northern part of the state. The Bangor Daily News reports Cody Ferguson has also been charged...
Scholarship Organization Forms in Maine to Assist Children of Injured Workers
Jul 19 2019 // Representatives of employers, organized labor, insurance companies, plaintiff’s attorneys, medical providers and defense attorneys have formed Kids’ Chance of Maine to provide scholarships to the children of...
Maine Eyes Compensation Fund for Property Crime Victims
Jun 21 2019 // A Maine proposal to more swiftly compensate victims of property crimes has passed a key test in the Senate. The Senate signed off Tuesday on a proposal to create a compensation fund for victims of the crimes. The sponsor,...
Maine Farmer Becomes Board Chair of The MEMIC Group
Jun 19 2019 // From broccoli to the board room, Lance Smith has cultivated a reputation for collaboration, hard work and common sense. A partner in Smith’s Farm, the largest producer of broccoli and one of the largest growers of...
OSHA Proposes Nearly $1.8M in Fines After Roofer’s Death in Maine
Jun 14 2019 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed nearly $1.8 million in fines for a Maine roofing contractor after an employee died in December. An OSHA spokesman told the Portland Press Herald that...
Maine Bill Aims to Ban Certain Food Packaging Chemicals
Jun 6 2019 // The Maine Legislature has passed a bill aimed at prohibiting the sale of food packaging with certain potentially toxic chemicals. The Senate on Tuesday sent the bill to Governor Janet Mills, who has pushed to explore...
Family of Maine Roofer Who Fell Files $2.5M Wrongful-Death Suit
May 31 2019 // The family of a Maine roofer who died in a fall has filed a $2.5 million wrongful-death suit against his employer. The Portland Press Herald reports that Alan Loignon’s family says Saco-based contractor, 44-year-old...
A.I.M. Mutual Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage to Maine
May 16 2019 // After 30 years as a workers’ compensation insurance carrier in New England, A.I.M. Mutual has announced its expansion of coverage to Maine. Already serving Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut, this...
Maine CDC Says Hepatitis Continues to Rise in the State
May 10 2019 // Public health authorities in Maine say the state’s sharp rise in hepatitis cases is continuing. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the increase in cases of hepatitis B and C in the Pine Tree...
Father Sues Over Son’s Drowning on School Field Trip in Maine
Apr 29 2019 // The father of a 13-year-old boy who drowned on a field trip to a Maine state park is suing the state and the city of Lewiston in federal court. The Sun Journal newspaper reports that the lawsuit filed by Ali Abdisamad...
NTSB Cites Poor Planning for Toy Run Crash That Killed Two in Maine
Apr 25 2019 // The National Transportation Safety Board faults law enforcement planning in a report on a double fatal crash during the United Bikers of Maine Toy Run in September 2017. The report, released Tuesday, said an unsafe...
