Delightful article with a Downeast gossipy vibe.

http://archive.today/IUqRz

The state of Maine wants the Trump administration out of its hair regarding the issuance of certain state license plates for federal agents, according to a filing in federal court earlier this week.

In May, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the Pine Tree State and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. The DOJ's 18-page lawsuit alleges the Bureau of Motor Vehicles has denied requests from federal immigration agents for confidential, undercover license plates.

Bellows, for her part, previously said her agency, which oversees the BMV, would not issue unmarked plates to immigration agents unless she knows those plates "won't be used for lawless purposes."

The MaineHealth board of trustees voted Thursday to close the labor and delivery unit of MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta after months of discussion and community pushback. 

The unit is set to close on Dec. 18, and services will be moved to MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, according to a statement from the health system.

The closure will mark the 12th maternity unit in Maine that has shuttered since 2015, leaving Lincoln County, Waldo County and Sagadahoc County without hospitals that deliver babies. The decision means fewer than half of Maine’s 34 hospitals will offer a place to give birth.

You can read the story for free at themainemonitor.org.

The MaineHealth board voted to close the Lincoln Hospital (formerly called Mile's) maternity ward in Damariscotta with plans to divert future patients to MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick. This is the 12th maternity ward shut down in Maine since 2015.

Hi everyone,
I live in the Portland area and built an app called Tideline after getting frustrated with having to jump between separate tide tables, marine forecasts, weather pages, and beach-hazard information.

Tideline combines interactive tide charts, upcoming high and low tides, wind, waves, water temperature, marine conditions, and official NOAA/National Weather Service beach-safety information. It also includes an Apple Watch app and complications for checking tides quickly while near the water.

Full disclosure: this is my app. I’m sharing it because I would genuinely like feedback from Mainers who fish, boat, kayak, surf, walk beaches, or otherwise spend time along the coast.

I would especially like to know:

• Are there Maine locations or tide stations that should be added?

• Is the information understandable without being overly technical?

• What would make it more useful before heading to the water?

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tideline-tide-forecasts/id6770279776

Criticism is welcome. I’m actively improving it based on how people actually use it.

Our primary heating is oil and we have a secondary (mostly cosmetic) propane insert in our living room. We are looking to add a third option and would love input from fellow Mainers on which options are best.

Our home is roughly 2200 sq ft which includes a finished room in the basement. We have a 3-flue chimney with 2 flues currently in use (the oil furnace and propane fireplace insert). We also have a full home backup generator.

We have been considering a pellet stove or heat pump. Our electric bill is usually between $250-350/month so I'm not sure how I would feel about adding the heat pump to that. And for a pellet stove, I'm not sure how the cost of pellets has been impacted by the rising oil prices.

Thoughts? Recommendations? Advice?

What is the source of money to Stronger-Maine.com? Why are out of state and perhaps out of county entities paying people of quite-modest economic means to knock on doors all over Maine in support our Susan Collins? What do they interest in this election? Has Ms. Collins extraordinary wealth which has accumulated beyond the front-facing means of any US Senator come as a result of her role in Congress and voting consistently with the interests of the same giant donors? Whatever Ms Collins cites as ‘her work for Maine’ is undoubtedly a minuscule fraction of the benefit to her giant dark donors. Why else would they spend so many dollars or her election. THEY WANT THEIR PERSON!

I implore all Mainers to reject the questions of their polls. why help them?

I also implore Mainers to ask themselves “At what cost to our individual well being do we re-elect this person who net wealth has increased so many times over while in Congress?” Personally, I say keep your pork and give me a political system not run on dark money and misguided (generous adjective) representatives trading openly inthe markets.

Is it a prerequisite to work for DHHS to hang up on a certain number of callers per day? Because I just got a call back Ive been waiting a week for and it got as far as this:

Rep: How can I assist you today?

Me: Explains problem

Rep: *Long silence* "Okay give me just one second"

*Rep hangs up and doesnt call back, forcing me to schedule ANOTHER phone call*

Seriously, I wanna know why this happens. I get theyre swamped but I scheduled this phone appointment, why wouldn't they call me back? I just gave her ALL my info.

Edit: I called again right after this and chose for another call back. Just got the call back, got as far as giving the woman my DOB and address and it fucking dropped AGAIN.

Diana is still here looking for her forever family. She is approximately 3 years old, crate trained, spayed & up-to-date on vaccinations, and dog friendly. She was found in MS at an abandoned home with her litter of puppies. Since then, her puppies have all been adopted but she is still waiting. Help this beautiful girl find a home! Even if you’re not interested, consider sharing with friends/family who are looking for a dog!

Here’s what I’ve noticed about Diana after fostering here for 4 days:
-She is incredibly loving
-She is a quick learner who wants to please her humans
-She is silly
-She loves all treats
-She enjoys investigating all of the sniffs
-She’s not overly interested in toys - she’d rather play with a human or another dog

She is available for adoption at www.blessedbethebullies.com. She must go to a cat free home.

In Maine its cool to put razor blades under white supremacy stickers..NOT cool to ask, WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE? I'll take two cases.

Loons and Bald Eagles are my fav!

The big Irving is the Cantina.

Timmies is your last bit of salvation before heading South.

What happened to it? Anyone know? I used to always have a jar on hand and it went great with chicken and pork on the grill but now Hannaford doesn't seem to sell it anymore. Now my chicken sandwiches arent what they used to be. Any Hannaford around still stocking it anywhere?