A local man was revived with five doses of Narcan after taking carfentanil, police say.
Beth Quimby
Beth Quimby reports on Maine on the weekends, when most Mainers are off the job and anything can happen. She worked for newspapers since she was in high school when she started out on her father’s New Hampshire newspaper. She is a graduate of Colby College and a recipient of national, regional and state journalism awards. When she is not working, she tries hard to follow her bliss.
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Man dies when fire sweeps duplex in Greenville
Investigators are on the scene, but concede they may never know the cause of the blaze that killed a 19-year-old man early Saturday.
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Canadian man rescued from mountainside in Acadia National Park
The 28-year-old hiker was losing blood from a compound femur fracture when park rangers pulled him to safety.
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Veteran ‘gave his life’ to rescue girlfriend in Boothbay house fire
A family had been renting the house to celebrate the 50th birthday of Baldomero ‘Bart’ Zamora, one of the two men killed in the fire.
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Maine Republican leaders condemn Trump’s lewd comments
But Rep. Bruce Poliquin will not say whether he supports Donald Trump.
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War of 1812 veteran honored with marker in Portland
The grave of William Blake is recognized at a cemetery that also was nearly forgotten.
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‘Hamilton’ choreographer teaches master class in Gorham
Jon Rua, who was the understudy for the lead role in the Broadway hit musical, shows some hip-hop moves to dance students.
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Cumberland County Fair gets their goats
The 145th version, which opened Sunday, includes plenty of behind-the-scenes drama.
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Lewiston-Auburn museum sells hundreds of items to rein in a scattered collection
It parts with objects not central to its mission of chronicling economic, social and technological history.
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Thunderstorms knock out power to 13,000 in southern Maine
York County experiences the brunt of outages after trees and limbs come down.