Maine governor hospitalized after experiencing 'discomfort'
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage was in stable condition and under observation at a Bangor hospital on Sunday after experiencing discomfort while visiting family in Canada.
The 69-year-old LePage experienced discomfort on Saturday while visiting family in New Brunswick, Peter Steele, a spokesman for the governor, said in a prepared statement. Steele said LePage was taken by ambulance to Presque Isle in northern Maine, and then transported about 160 miles (257 kilometers) to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where he arrived at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Steele said LePage was doing well on Sunday but added that the hospital was keeping the governor hospitalized overnight Sunday for more observation.