The latest figures indicate that Mainers with substance use disorder continue to struggle with the effects of the pandemic, putting 2021 on pace to surpass the record deaths in 2020.
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Stockton Springs woman charged with murder in death of her 3-year-old son
Jessica Williams was arrested in connection with the death of Maddox Williams, who died Sunday after his mother and grandmother brought him to Waldo General Hospital in Belfast.
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Windjammer Days returns to Boothbay Harbor on Sunday
The sailing ships will make their way back to the Midcoast after remaining docked last year due to COVID-19.
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Future of Bowdoinham recycling barn remains uncertain
Selectmen are weighing whether to continue the current recycling program or move it back to the recycling barn.
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Lisbon adopts $9.1 million budget
The new budget represents a 67-cent decrease to the town’s property tax rate.
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New delta variant raises concerns, as Maine’s COVID-19 case decline continues
The Maine CDC has reported 20 or fewer cases for three consecutive days, but the agency’s director said the delta variant could undermine progress on vaccinations.
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Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’
One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation’s strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.
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Bath could see tax increase from settlement deal with BIW
The city agreed to reduce the shipyard’s valuation from $640 million to $509 million, lowering the city’s overall valuation, causing the tax rate to increase.
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Police: Lewiston woman killed in sedan vs. tractor trailer crash in Lisbon
Police say an 87-year-old Lewiston woman was killed Tuesday as a result of a collision involving a tractor trailer truck and sedan. Police said they responded to the crash at about noon at the intersection of Route 196 and Littlefield Road. Juliette Ouellette was driving a 2012 black Toyota Avalon, and had pulled out of […]
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Durham woman pleads guilty to Social Security fraud
A Durham woman pleaded guilty June 17 in federal court to Social Security fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records, from about July 2009 through November 2018, Carol Bourgoin, 65, a recipient of Supplemental Security Income, concealed the presence of her husband in her household to maintain her eligibility to […]