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Editorial: Much work remains after Maine’s encouraging drop in overdose deaths
Bangor Daily News· 31 minutes agoAccording to recently released data, Maine saw a nearly 16 percent drop in overdose deaths in 2023....
Maine’s Health Department Rarely Investigates When Residents Wander Away From Their Care Facilities
ProPublica· 2 hours agoThis article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Maine...
The ‘study table,’ another dead end for bills this session
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoLawmakers introduced a bill during the latest legislative session to provide rent relief to...
Maine's struggling child care industry gets much-needed boost from new state support
Portland Press Herald· 1 day agoNew state investment in child care has given some who work in the long-struggling industry hope they...
Emergency officials respond to Maine Turnpike crash in Wells
WCSH 6 Portland· 19 hours agoIt happened in the area of southbound mile 15, according to the Maine Turnpike Authority.
Traip Academy names top students in Class of 2024
Gannett via AOL· 1 hour agoKITTERY, Maine — Jane Durgin, principal of R.W. Traip Academy, announces the valedictorian, salutatorian and Latin Honor students from the Class of 2024....
'American Idol' star Julia Gagnon to pursue a career in music, starting with a Maine tour
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoMay 28—Now that Julia Gagnon is back home after her star turn on "American Idol," the Cumberland singer wants to thank as many of her fellow Mainers as she can. And she plans to do it in person ...
Opinion | Let the Salmon Run Free
New York Times· 1 hour agoIn his 1937 book, “Kennebec: Cradle of Americans,” the poet Robert Tristram Coffin called Maine’s sprawling river a “paradise for fish.” The Kennebec...
Maine's seasonal businesses say summer hiring looks sunnier this year
Portland Press Herald· 1 day agoMadison Clements, left, and Maddy Fleurent fill orders for customers at Martel’s Ice Cream on...
New CDC data shows drug overdose deaths decreased by 16 percent in Maine last year
WCSH 6 Portland· 12 hours agoMaine was one of four states in the U.S. that showed a decrease in drug overdose deaths last year....