Kaydenz Kitchen, a Lewiston food pantry that sustained a devastating fire in October, may lose its account with Good Shepherd Food Bank if it doesn't reopen by December.

Erin Clark, the medical director of the hospital's emergency department, says it costs the hospital about a half a million dollars a year to be certified as a trauma center through the American College of Surgeons.

The sites will be at different locations throughout the week in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington, and Hancock counties.

The announcement Friday comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would make contingency funds available for SNAP during the government shutdown to comply with a federal court order.

Enhanced premium tax credits will expire at the end of next month unless Congress extends them. The issue is at the center of the federal government shutdown. And as it continues, the 54,000 Mainers who currently receive the enhanced subsidies are in limbo.

The deal, announced late Wednesday in a joint statement, ends months of contentious negotiations centered on reimbursement rates.

Health system officials say if they're able to agree on a new contract, they'll ensure it's retroactive so that care will be billed at in-network rates.

Organic farming pioneer and author Eliot Coleman discusses his new book, which shares his philosophy about how soil health is the foundation of true organic growing

All Northern Light Health providers will be out of network at the end of December unless the two organizations reach an agreement.

Consumer advocates are urging Mainers to explore ACA health plans even though some may be facing higher costs.