Two men arrested on drug charges following Fairfield traffic stop
Three Somerset County sheriff’s detectives and two deputies stopped a Jeep Patriot on Thursday and executed a search warrant that
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Police seize enough drugs to kill 41k people during Maine traffic stop
The drugs were found on a passenger during a stop in Portland. Read More
Read moreHealthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Center to host Overdose Awareness Day event at Knowlton Park
ELLSWORTH — On Thursday, Aug. 31 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Center will host an International
Read moreUMaine Extension announces opioid overdose community first responder training in partnership with Rhode Island
MAINE – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new online training program to help combat the opioid
Read moreMaine Recovery Council hasn’t spent any opioid settlement money
In a brightly lit conference room on the first floor of the Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta
Read moreTwo 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,
Read moreAuburn man gets more than four years for selling fentanyl and cocaine
Zachary Paradis tells the judge he wants to change his life.Read More
Read moreFranklin County accepting applications for grant funds from opioid settlement
FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Opioid Settlement Committee is now accepting applications for grant funding from the opioid settlement funds
Read moreA new street drug is showing up in more fatal Maine overdoses
Law enforcement and public health professionals are seeing evidence of a new street drug in Maine’s largest city, further compounding
Read moreMultiple arrested on drug charges following ‘extensive investigation’ in Maine
In one of two homes, authorities say they found crack cocaine, Fentanyl and prescription drugs during the search. Read More
Read moreAvon woman faces prison, fines after trading use of her residence to traffickers for drugs
BANGOR – A Franklin County woman pleaded guilty Friday, August 3 in U.S. District Court in Bangor to using and
Read moreInstead of sweeping homeless encampments, Portland is trying a new housing-focused approach
The Encampment Crisis Response Team has a goal of clearing the Fore River Parkway Trail by Sept. 6 by offering
Read moreMore Maine schools stocking opioid overdose drug
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Read moreFive people arrested and drugs confiscated when sheriff’s officials raid Skowhegan home
A months-long investigation resulted in authorities executing a search warrant Monday at a home on Winter Street, according to Somerset
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