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Prison hostage incident resolved peacefully

by Gina Hamilton
Coastal Journal staff

WARREN - An inmate at the Maine State Prison took two people hostage on Monday afternoon, but surrendered later that night after a seven-hour standoff.

Insurance Companies Forced to Return Money

Nearly 10,000 Mainers are getting money back from their health insurance company thanks to a law Consumers for Affordable Health Care (C.A.H.C.) helped pass. The state is requiring Mega Life Insurance to refund its policy holders about $5.6 million from over-charged premiums. Maine law requires that insurance companies offering coverage on the individual market spend at least 65 cents from every dollar collected on paying for actual medical costs for its policy holders. Because Mega Life failed to spend up to that, it must pay back all the money it collected above and beyond that to make up the difference. The insurance company was also fined one million dollars in April by the Bureau of Insurance for using a flawed method to determine premiums for individual health plans.

Five Festivals and (Af)fairs to Remember

by Brandon Carter Coastal Journal staff Summer in Maine means festivals and fairs for the towns that don’t see a whole lot of action when the sun goes down any other time of year. You know about Heritage Days and the Bowdoin International Music Festival. Here are five more downright impressive events coming up:
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