BRUNSWICK, Maine — Merrymeeting Behavioral Health Associates, which had initially notified town officials on March 28 that it would shutter its Pleasant Street facilities on April 22, has apparently closed its doors early, according to a report from Portland’s WCSH 6.
Merrymeeting employees were told the agency would be closing April 8 due to changes in MaineCare that would result in a loss of coverage for 80 percent of the community-based services the organization provides. Instead, employees told WCSH that they were notified by phone late Friday that not only was the agency closing early, but they would not be paid for their anticipated final week of work. The decision by Merrymeeting will put approximately 170 people out of work.