The nurses are part of the Maine State Nurses Association and bargaining for a new contract. They have been without a contract for nearly a year.

Northern Light Health and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care say they're offering an insurance plan on the online marketplace that aims to expand access to care at a lower cost.

Public health officials say babies who may have consumed the formula should be monitored for symptoms.

This final push will help Maine Family Planning reach a $20 million goal for an endowment.

The recall is for the flavors 'Apples and Bananas', 'Cherry Tartufo', and 'Lemon Cherry Pie.' In October, the office recalled the flavor 'Watermelon Chimera.'

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.