BOOTHBAY HARBOR (AP) — Police are continuing to investigate a crash in Boothbay Harbor that left two teenagers dead. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office said the teens were in an SUV that was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went off Route 27 early Wednesday morning and struck several trees. The driver, […]
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Posted inMaine
Review panel considers dispute over Maine liquor marketing contract
AUGUSTA — The question of whether a contract to market Maine’s wholesale liquor business was awarded fairly and within the bounds of a new state law that was passed in part to recapture alcohol sales lost to New Hampshire is now in the hands of a three-person administrative review panel. The contract, one of two […]
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Posted inOxford Hills
Lowe trial to start Wednesday
PARIS — A short time after midnight on Jan. 7, 2012, 18-year-old Kristina Lowe was driving east on Route 219 in West Paris and lost control of her car. She crashed her 10-year-old Subaru into a stand of trees, killing her backseat passengers, Rebecca Mason and Logan Dam. Mason was 16; Dam was 19. Lowe […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Survey: More parents believe their teens drinking alcohol
Parents, kids and booze: Experts warn that it’s not a good idea to condone teen drinking at home. AUGUSTA — A government survey finds growing awareness of teen alcohol use in Maine. The Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services found a 12 percent increase from 2009 to 2013 in the number of parents […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Portland man arrested after fleeing police at casino
OXFORD — A Portland man was charged with operating under the influence late Monday night after driving away from the Oxford Casino and attempting to flee police at a traffic stop soon after. Lawrence Turner, 40, was arrested at approximately 11:15 p.m. Monday and booked at the Oxford County Jail in Paris. He faces charges of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Too risky, too young
New survey highlights troubling trends among western Maine teens, tweens One in five western Maine middle school students has seriously thought about committing suicide. The same students were more likely than peers across the state to admit to having huffed paint, smoked marijuana, had sex, gambled or driven with someone drunk or high. In Oxford […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Shutdown means no new beers on tap
MILWAUKEE — The federal government shutdown could leave America’s craft brewers with a serious hangover. Stores will still offer plenty of suds. But the shutdown has closed an obscure agency that quietly approves new breweries, recipes and labels, which could create huge delays throughout the rapidly growing craft industry, whose customers expect a constant supply […]
Posted inConnections
Screening, intervention discussed during Alcohol Awareness Month
LEWISTON — April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign created to raise awareness about alcohol abuse and take action toward a solution. Excessive drinking is a dangerous behavior for both men and women and can lead to health-related problems like injuries, liver disease and cancer. This April, the public is encouraged to take time […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford group offers free retail beverage service training
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition is inviting Oxford County area businesses to attend a free retail beverage service training session Tuesday, April 9. The Maine-approved program will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mexico Police Department at 3 Recreation Drive. The program will begin promptly at 8 a.m. […]
Posted inFranklin
UMF students won’t be prosecuted in alcohol case
FARMINGTON — State prosecutors will not prosecute two 19-year-old college students who were arrested on charges of furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol on March 9, Assistant District Attorney Josh Robbins said Friday. The facts and circumstances surrounding the case against Emily A. Marron, 19, of Auburn and Molly J. Reed, 19, of […]