All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 seeks...
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 maneuver...
Apr 23 2019 // The owner of a home improvement company charged with manslaughter following the death of a worker is set for a court hearing.The Portland Press Herald reports the arraignment of Saco-based contractor, Shawn D. Purvis, is...
Apr 22 2019 // A combination of warm weather, rain and melting snow was feeding floodwaters in low-lying areas of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday.No injuries were reported, but in Vermont the Stowe swift water rescue team...
Apr 1 2019 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Amanda Roberts as director of financial reporting, in which she will oversee its financial forecasting, budgeting and general ledger...
Mar 26 2019 // The National Transportation Safety Board says a United Express regional jet didn’t slide off a runway in Maine – it missed the runway altogether.A preliminary report indicates the 50-seat Embraer 145 approached...
Mar 20 2019 // For Maine dairy farmer Fred Stone, the discovery in 2016 that his cows were producing tainted milk has since brought financial ruin and threatened to shut down a century-old family business.Now state regulators and health...
Mar 18 2019 // A Maine marketing firm has settled a lawsuit with a former employee who claimed she was drugged at a company party and fired after requesting accommodations to recover.The Portland Press Herald reports an attorney for...
Mar 15 2019 // Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would require horse-drawn buggies to display reflectors or lights at night.The Portland Press Herald reports the push comes after several crashes involving motor vehicles in...
Mar 5 2019 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Beth Austerman to senior production underwriter to support continued growth in the Central and Western New York markets. Austerman has more than 14 years...