UNION, Maine — A 32-year-old woman was arrested Friday after she arrived at her child’s elementary school while under the influence of alcohol, according to state police. Jennifer Marriner was arrested for operating under the influence after she drove to the Union Elementary School to pick up her child. Sgt. Patrick Hood said that when […]
alcohol
Posted inConnections
Freshmen learn about ‘A Road Back’
RUMFORD — The message to Mountain Valley High School freshmen at an assembly was “The right decisions don’t always happen the first time, but there is always a road back to right.” This is the theme of a school-wide drug and alcohol program known as A Road Back. Kristen Provencher, health teacher, kicked off the […]
advertisement
Posted inOxford Hills
Two teens killed in West Paris crash
WEST PARIS, Maine — Two local teenagers are dead and two others are in the hospital after an early Saturday morning accident caused by drinking and text messaging while driving, Maine State Police Trooper Tom Welch said. “Alcohol and distracted driving are the primary causation factors,” the trooper said. State police got the call for […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay woman charged in underage-drinking case
JAY — Police arrested a local woman Friday on charges of furnishing a place for minors to drink liquor and furnishing liquor to a minor. Amanda L. Fetteroff, 24, of Jay, was also issued a summons on a charge of refusing to sign a uniform summons or complaint, police Chief Larry White Sr. said Monday. […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Light drinking linked to slight breast cancer risk
CHICAGO (AP) — Whether sipping beer, wine or whiskey, women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotalers, a study of more than 100,000 U.S. nurses found. The link between alcohol and breast cancer isn’t new, but most previous studies found no increased risk […]
Posted inUncategorized
Talking to kids about alcohol
One of the most important discussions parents can have with their children is a discussion about alcohol. Parents are often wary of such a discussion, fearing if they come on too strongly when discussing the dangers of alcohol that their children might be too curious about alcohol to avoid it. As difficult a discussion as […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Portland seeks end to all-ages nights at bars
PORTLAND — Public hearings on two bills regulating bar operations will take place on Wednesday in Augusta. One bill would ban all-ages nights at bars and another would prohibit bar owners from discounting drinks. The bills, LD 901 and 902, respectively, are sponsored by Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland. Russell said she has not taken a […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Buying rush follows Washington ban on Four Loko
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Just hours after Gov. Chris Gregoire announced a state ban on alcoholic energy drinks the Hamilton Market near Gonzaga University in Spokane sold 30 cases of Four Loko. KREM reports some college students are stocking up before the ban takes effect next Thursday. Gregoire said Wednesday that the caffeine-and-alcohol combination encourages […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Maine’s Colby College bans hard liquor
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Colby College is following two other elite liberal arts colleges in Maine by banning hard alcohol from campus this fall. Dean of Students Jim Terhune says the goal is to eliminate “dangerous drinking.” He says hard liquor, not beer or wine, is the culprit when students are hospitalized for excessive drinking. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Training available for sellers of alcohol
NORWAY — Healthy Oxford Hills will sponsor a Retail Beverage Service Training Program from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the Norway Town Office. Registration will begin at 8. The training program is approved by the State of Maine and will be presented by Frank Lyons of BC Consultants. Lyons spent 23 […]