Press Herald
- For these Mainers, being onstage is a family holiday tradition
- Southern Maine might see snow starting Tuesday
- Small business owners across Maine are facing a large increase in their Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums if certain tax credits expire at the end of the year. The shutdown ended without the credits being extended and it’s uncertain whether Congress will vote to do so over the next few weeks. While Maine’s congressional delegation supports extending subsidies, the proposal has been stymied by congressional Republicans.
- One of the largest utility bill hikes in the state this year came to residents in a small, rural community not far from the New Hampshire border. After years of stagnation, the local water company in West Paris increased its rates by 75% this summer. A similar story is playing out at other small water districts throughout Maine, where rates have failed to keep pace with rising expenses and maintenance needs, for decades in some cases.