A glass of red wine a day keeps the doctor away, right? Not so fast. A large-scale European study recently published in the journal Lancet says the heart-healthy benefits from moderate drinking are slight, while the risk of stroke and other fatal heart conditions are significant. “These data support limits for alcohol consumption that are […]
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Police: Teens from Jay, Livermore Falls charged in alcohol incident; whiskey stolen from store
LIVERMORE FALLS — Four of five teenagers involved in drinking alcohol March 21 in the rear vacant section of the Central Plaza building have been charged, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. Police have not caught up with a fifth teen from Jay who was there, he said. Emergency responders were called to the […]
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Two teens taken to hospital after drinking in Livermore Falls building
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two teenage boys were taken by ambulance to hospitals Wednesday afternoon when they fell ill after consuming alcohol, according to Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. One of the boys was rushed to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. The other was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, then transferred to Maine […]
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Science panel backs lower drunken driving threshold to 0.05
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most women would need to draw the line at two drinks, and men at two or three if states follow a blueprint by a prestigious scientific panel for eliminating the “entirely preventable” 10,000 alcohol-impaired driving deaths in the United States each year. The U.S. government-commissioned report by a panel of the National […]
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Farmington man, Jay girl charged alcohol-related case
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. Three teenagers also face alcohol-related charges. Police received a driving complaint about 11:14 p.m. Friday on Fairbanks Road. The car was parked at a residence on Box Shop Hill Road, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said. Police discovered underage […]
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Maine to raise price of nips and other cheap spirits
AUGUSTA — Days after failing to ban the sales of nips, state regulators are imposing a 50 percent price hike on most of the increasingly popular single-sip liquor bottles. Regulators announced a new plan that would dramatically increase the price of nips as well as many other cheap bottles of spirits on Oct. 1. Regulators […]
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State liquor regulators stand by call for 'nips' ban
AUGUSTA — The Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations is standing its ground in favor of a ban on the sale of small liquor bottles known as nips. In response to testimony submitted by opponents of the proposal, the bureau said none of the critics disputed the 50-milliliter bottles are “contributing to illegal drinking […]
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'Nips' ban will boost New Hampshire liquor sales, retailers warn
AUGUSTA — Maine retailers are pleading with regulators to brush aside calls to ban the sale of small liquor bottles known as nips. The proposal “will take money out of the pockets of the state’s essential business partners,” the Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association said in a statement. Retailers warn the move would undermine […]
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State liquor panel eyes ban on ‘nips’ that could hurt Lewiston bottler
AUGUSTA — When Gov. Paul LePage makes a threat, he doesn’t often back down. So it didn’t surprise anyone that he asked the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Tuesday to begin the process of banning the sale of miniature bottles of liquor known as “nips.” LePage vowed to seek the ban if the […]
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Maine Senate overrides Paul LePage’s veto of nips bill
AUGUSTA — Without much opposition Wednesday, the Senate followed the House’s lead to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a measure to require deposits for small liquor bottles known as nips. The move, which adds a nickel deposit to the 50-milliliter bottles starting in 2019, secured the required two-thirds vote by a 29-6 margin. LePage […]