Archive for May, 2004

Big employers move to help some uninsured workers

Wednesday, May 12th, 2004

Via an insurance pool for healthcare for part-timers and contractors. “Today, families spend an average 16 percent of their collective income on health insurance — twice the percentage they spent in 1987,” said Len Nichols, at the Center for Studying Health System Change. Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group are among those bidding to insure the pool. [ CBS Marketwatch ]

Bike trails and tours: Portland, Maine

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

bikemaine.org has this Trails and Tours List in the Portland & Casco Bay area — what a great idea!

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park in Freeport, Maine

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

This park near Freeport, Maine looks like a nice hike along the water.

Freeport Village, Maine

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

” Points of interest include oceanfront grandeur of Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Winslow Park with a beach on Casco Bay, and Mast Landing Sanctuary open daily for nature walks and guided tours; and we can’t forget Maine’s natural phenomenon - the Desert Dunes of Maine. Charming South Freeport Village offers a panoramic view of a working harbor” [FreeportUSA.com]