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Maine attorney general announces resource center to aid local opioid settlement spending
The attorney general’s office is putting nearly $2.5 million toward a resource center that will offer assistance to Maine counties, cities and towns as they decide how to spend opioid settlement funds, Attorney General Aaron Frey told The Maine Monitor in an exclusive interview. In...
Work proceeds on utility corridor that was subject of fierce debate in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Workers are installing hundreds of utility poles and stringing power lines on them as construction proceeds on a much-delayed project to bring Canadian hydropower-generated electricity to 1 million homes in New England. A report filed with state regulators...
Man who confessed to killing 4 people in Maine, including his parents, sentenced to life in prison
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A man who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting pleaded guilty to murder and other charges on Monday, and a judge sentenced him to the maximum term of life in prison. Joseph Eaton never...
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?
CAMDEN, Maine (AP) — Suspicious deaths in an idyllic seaside community and detective work that points to poison sound like themes from a classic murder mystery. But the victims in this Maine whodunnit were trees that stood in the way of a wealthy family’s oceanfront view, allegedly felled by...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. June 27, 2024. Editorial: Vermont arts One of the things we love about summer is you don’t have to look far for an outdoor concert or show. Whether it is visiting Bread and Puppet in Glover; or a concert at the lawn at Shelburne Farm,...
Mississippi sets new laws on Medicaid during pregnancy, school funding, inheritance and alcohol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is enacting several new laws, including one that says sign language courses may replace foreign language courses for students to earn credit toward high school graduation. A look at some of the other new laws taking effect on July 1: ...
Maine town considers tightening regulations on water extraction despite Poland Spring opposition
After years of work, Denmark is on the cusp of major changes to its ordinance that would curtail large-scale water extraction in the town — an industry largely occupied by the bottled water behemoth Poland Spring. The changes, which will be presented at a June 26 town forum, would...
Book Review: An unarmed game warden tracks a killer through the Maine wilderness in 'Pitch Dark'
Heavy storms have made much of northern Maine impassible. Streams and rivers are overflowing their banks, and logging roads and forest trails are crisscrossed with toppled trees. It’s no time to go exploring or hunting, so why has a heavily armed stranger rented an ATV and disappeared into the...
Maine doctor convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine doctor who runs an addiction treatment center has been convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids including oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl. Dr. Merideth Norris, 53, of Kennebunk, Maine, was found guilty in federal court...
2 men convicted in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
BOSTON (AP) — Two men have been convicted for their role in an armed standoff on a busy Massachusetts highway in 2021 that lasted more than eight hours and caused traffic delays during a busy Fourth of July weekend. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Friday that...
