AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in Maine have declined about 14% in the first quarter of the year. The report Thursday indicates there were 74 drug fatalities from January to March, compared to 86 the year before. Attorney General Aaron Frey says he remains concerned about the opioid epidemic — and a shift […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of cities and towns opting in to legalized marijuana is slowly growing in Maine as the state gets closer to accepting applications for licenses. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill in late June that sets up a legal framework for recreational sales. The state Office of Marijuana Policy […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles has begun offering Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses. The federal Real ID law was passed by Congress after the 2001 terrorist attacks to strengthen rules for government-sanctioned identification. Maine was the first state to opt out of the Real ID program more than a decade ago, […]
HULLS COVE, Maine (AP) — Acadia National Park has reopened its visitor center for the season in a Bar Harbor village. The Bangor Daily News reports the facility in Hulls Cove has opened after months of renovations. Upgrades include new carpet, a family restroom and a separate entrance to the park store. Other additions include […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s set to collect data on how ballot campaign groups pay for petition signatures under a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills. Mills’ office says she signed the bill June 21. The Republican-sponsored legislation requires groups to provide the state a list of individuals paid to circulate petitions, and report […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Three teens charged in the strangling and stabbing of a Maine woman chanted “murder gang” while detained. The Kennebec Journal reports that several Long Creek Youth Development Center workers testified about the chant during a hearing to determine if one of the teens should be tried as an adult. The teen’s […]
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The new director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says his “Job No. 1” is to get the agency fully staffed. Dr. Nirav Shah’s agency has 55 vacancies, down from 100 unfilled positions under the LePage administration. His boss, Maine Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, has […]
GARDINER, Maine (AP) — Betsy Sweet, a progressive Democrat who ran for governor of Maine last year, has announced her bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. The former State House lobbyist announced her candidacy Thursday at Sebago Lake Distillery. In a statement, she criticized “the wealth, monied interests who gain from division” for […]
TURNER, Maine (AP) — State police in Maine say a man who was seriously injured when his van overturned in Turner has died. The crash killed 68-year-old Robert Konieczko, of Kingfield. Police say he died overnight in a hospital following the crash Tuesday. Police say Konieczko’s van crossed into the opposite lane and overturned off […]
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A judge has ordered a Maine driver accused of dragging a sheriff’s deputy to be held without bail. WABI-TV reports that 37-year-old Brandon Harvey, of Glenburn, had several outstanding warrants out for violating conditions of release. A deputy leaned into the vehicle and tried to arrest him Sunday. The Penobscot County […]
