The statewide overdose and infection prevention program will increase drug treatment and screenings with a focus on harm reduction among syringe users.
June 2022
Posted inLocal & State
Wardens step up boating patrols during July 4th weekend
The Maine Warden Service will be enforcing boating laws, looking for intoxicated operators and educating about invasive species in waterways.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Unhealthy ozone levels, heat to descend on state Friday
July kicks off with a warning for people with breathing issues and others.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports, Times Record Sports
Auto racing notebook: Johnny Clark staying consistent, successful
Driver in a good place after securing PASS victory last weekend in Massachusetts.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Pine Tree Legal Assistance announces new director
Tom Fritzsche, who grew up in Kennebunk, will lead the nonprofit that offers civil legal help to low-income Mainers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Review
Review: Opera Maine captures mystery and menace of Poe with music
The Studio Artists program will repeat its performance of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ on Friday.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMaine System expects big drop in enrollment this fall, continuing downward trend
Experts say lower college enrollment is a national trend that will have far-reaching social and economic consequences.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
OPEC to boost oil output, but it’s unlikely to ease high gasoline prices
The increase of 648,000 barrels per day in August still leaves the world thirsty for oil as it rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic and runs up against the inability of the 23-member OPEC+ alliance to meet its production quotas.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Woman killed in Washington County was stabbed 484 times, police say
Donnell J. Dana and Kailie A. Brackett were both charged with murder on April 29, little more than a week after the body of Kimberly Neptune was found.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Crypto rules to make Europe a global leader as prices plunge
The European Union took a first step late Wednesday by agreeing on new rules subjecting cryptocurrency transfers to the same money-laundering rules as traditional banking transfers.