Federal money set aside to help uninsured Mainers recover from substance abuse is sitting unused, with many addiction centers unaware of its existence. Gov. Paul LePage referenced the funding in his July 29 radio address, saying the Maine Department of Health and Human Services “has money available for drug treatment, even for those who don’t […]
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Portland copes with 14 heroin overdoses; 2 fatal
PORTLAND — Portland Police are warning the community of a possible bad batch of drugs after at least 14 people overdosed on heroin and other opiates in a 24-hour period. City officials tell the Portland Press Herald two of those 14 overdose victims died between Friday morning and Saturday morning and five were in cardiac […]
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Bail set for Carthage father, son in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A District Court judge set bail Friday for a father and son from Carthage accused of heroin trafficking at $8,000 cash and $15,000 cash, respectively. Assistant District Attorney Joshua Robbins told the court that evidence led to a search warrant for two Carthage residences, where it appeared a large volume of heroin was […]
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Father, son charged in Carthage drug bust
CARTHAGE — A father and son were arrested Wednesday morning on drug-related charges after police searched homes on Winter Hill Road and Tainter Corner Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release. Russell Smith, 51, of 40 Winter Hill Road was charged with unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of […]
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Heroin infiltrating small-town Maine
ALFRED — Two New York men died in southern Maine during Fourth of July weekend from overdoses of what York County Sheriff Bill King said was likely “a bad batch” of heroin. Deputies who arrived at the home the men rented said one man already had died, and they took the other to a local […]
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Maine small towns battle heroin invasion
ALFRED — Two New York men died in southern Maine during Fourth of July weekend after injecting what York County Sheriff Bill King said was likely “a bad batch” of heroin. Deputies who arrived at the home the men rented said one man already had died, and they took the other to a local hospital […]
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‘It is a plague. It is merciless’: A son’s overdose, a mother’s plea for action
PORTLAND — She endured years of troubles, heartaches, courtrooms and counselors while trying to help her son regain a safe, sober life. Now Massachusetts resident Mary Gibson wants to spread a message about the horrors of heroin addiction. Her son, Andrew Gibson, 21, was found dead April 11 at his Cumberland Avenue apartment. “It is […]
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Rumford woman arrested on heroin, crack cocaine and Oxycodone trafficking charges
RUMFORD — A transient was arrested Thursday afternoon on Cumberland Street on felony drug charges by Rumford police and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents, MDEA supervisor Matt Cashman said by phone in Lewiston. Jessica Gardner, 31, was arrested at an apartment at 206 Cumberland St. on three warrants charging her with aggravated trafficking in powder […]
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State trooper saves overdosing driver during traffic stop on I-295
PORTLAND — What started as a routine traffic stop for a Maine State trooper quickly turned into a life or death situation. WGME reported trooper Doug Cropper pulled the man over on Interstate 295 in Portland. The trooper said the man was talking and acting normally at first, but he returned to the car to return […]
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Two of five suspects in Poland home invasion deny charges
AUBURN — Two men denied robbery charges Friday stemming from a Dec. 11 home invasion in Poland. Adam Douglas McIntosh, 32, of Freeport and Terry L. Small, 47, of 9 Callahan Circle, Mechanic Falls, pleaded not guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Both were brought to the courtroom from Androscoggin County Jail. Small also pleaded […]