Residents air complaints at town hall meeting Friday night: ‘This is the stuff you see in the big cities.’
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington asked to increase police force by two
Ryan Morgan suggested adding a detective and an officer to the Farmington Police Department at the Aug. 22 Select Board meeting.
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Maine will receive $1.4 million to reduce overdoses in rural communities
The federal funding is aimed at helping communities where there is limited access to treatment and recovery services.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Oakland woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in her toddler’s drug-induced death
Ashley Malloy, 22, remains out on bail and is expected to be sentenced in the coming months.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Two arrested, drugs and guns confiscated after sheriff’s deputies search Wayne home
Eleven firearms and various illegal drugs were taken from a Mt. Pisagh Road home after officials executed a search warrant, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inNation / World, News
Overdose deaths of older Americans quadrupled in past 20 years
Older adults are often prescribed opioids to help them cope with chronic pain or recover from a surgical procedure.
Posted inLocal & State
Kennebunk doctor had history of writing life-threatening opioid prescriptions, new documents say
Investigators say Dr. Merideth Norris of Kennebunk had the highest opioid prescribing rate in Maine with no legitimate medical purpose.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
More information needed on legality, feasibility of bill that would repeal recovery residence exemption in fire code, lawmakers say
A bill before the Legislature could reclassify recovery residences and force some to close, worsening an already difficult housing situation in the state, some lawmakers fear.
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Fentanyl, the fast-acting and incredibly lethal opioid, killed more than 500 Mainers last year
Fentanyl is sometimes referred to as the “instant death,” an official from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
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Bill seeking to repeal fire code exemption for recovery residences would be devastating, opponents say
The fallout from a bill that would repeal an exemption in fire code regulations and require recovery residences to install sprinkler systems would be devastating for Maine’s recovery community, operators and advocates told lawmakers at a public hearing Monday.