Stephens Memorial News Today

The MaineHealth food pantry at the former Greyhound bus station in Portland is getting a refrigerated 'healthy foods' truck, paid for with federal funding.

NORWAY — “I’m excited to be working with community members to make sure they have the quality of life they want, to help them save money, and to live happier, healthier lives,” said Allison Kelly of the new Food As Medicine program offered through Stephens Memorial Hospital. The free program focuses on preventing diabetes and […]

NORWAY — The Norway Country Club Ladies Golf Association recently presented a check for over $18,500, the proceeds from the Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament held in August, to Diane Madden, Executive Director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. The 10th Annual Drive Out Cancer Tournament, organized by the NCC Ladies Association was […]

To the Editor: Over the past two weeks, I experienced my first medical emergency, requiring me to be rushed by ambulance to the emergency rooms of two of the hospitals in my area. From the expedient professional response by United Ambulance with their highly trained paramedics to the professional staff at Bridgton and Stephens Memorial […]

Budget and tax season is underway for the upcoming fiscal year for Stephens Memorial Hospital. The SMH Board of Directors met Thursday, July 20 for their monthly meeting and approved to propose a new tax rate as the board prepares to host the required public hearing next month before the rate adoption.

Andrew St. George was arrested in connection to the death of Barbara St. George, who was found dead Friday at the couple's home.

Andrew St. George is being held without bail after authorities found the body of his wife, Barbara St. George, in the couple's driveway.

29-year-old Natasha Kaufmann is believed to be pregnant.

There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.

The end of expanded food assistance benefits, coupled with rising food costs, has created an enormous challenge for Mainers trying to put food on the