The good:The University of New England wins a $10 million grant to research the neurobiology of chronic pain from the National Institutes of Health.
The bad: Pen Bay Healthcare reported a $1 million net loss after three quarters, due in part to a sharp rise in charity care, according to the Bangor Daily News.
The pile of assets: U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree's financial disclosure forms grew from three pages last year to 12 this year, reflecting her June 2011 marriage to billionaire Donald Sussman, reported the Bangor Daily News. Our sympathies to the accountant.