Treatment advocates reject an age requirement backed by the LePage administration on the same day the U.S. surgeon general calls for increasing Americans’ access to naloxone.
2018
Posted inMaine
Plan to build a new homeless shelter stalls in Brunswick
The town passes a moratorium until it can update zoning to address a planned shelter.
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Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics’ Kyrie Irving to miss rest of season, facing another knee surgery
The team said Irving is expected to make a full recovery in four to five months.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Legislature votes to spend $6.6 million more a year to help uninsured in opioid struggle
The as-yet-unappropriated funds are intended to ease access to medication-assisted treatment for up to 500 Mainers, but now it’s up to Gov. LePage.
Posted inNation & World
Ethics lawyer says he didn’t have full facts about EPA chief’s condo deal
A review of Scott Pruitt’s conduct by White House officials is underway, adding to other probes being conducted by congressional committees and EPA’s internal watchdog.
Posted inCommunity
Waterville Area Art Society seeks scholarship applications
Nominations must be submitted by May 1.
Posted inCommunity
4-H Science Saturday set for April 20
Children don’t need to be in 4-H to participate.
Posted inCommunity
Franklin County Retired Educators to meet April 16
Carol Young will talk about her trip to Bangladesh.
Posted inNation & World
Surgeon general urges Americans to carry overdose antidote naloxone
Dr. Jerome Adams says the antidote, commonly called Narcan, should be used ‘in conjunction with expanded access to evidence-based treatment.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police say suspect tossed crack cocaine from car during chase on Route 1
Three people were arrested, two for trafficking drugs, after a drug bust and brief chase in Warren.