WASHINGTON, D.C. – Carolyn (Hunter) Muir, 87, of Litchfield, died of unspecified progressive dementia on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in Washington, …
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Obituary: David R. Harris
CUMBERLAND FORESIDE – David R. Harris, 78, formerly of East Winthrop, Jefferson and Scarborough, has passed away peacefully at The Heron …
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Obituary: Sheryl Elizabeth “Stacey” Arbour
READFIELD – Sheryl Elizabeth “Stacey” Arbour, 71, died on April 5, 2022, at 12:15 a.m., after a lengthy and debilitating battle …
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Obituary: Richard Timothy Matthews
SEBAGO – I’ve lost my Tim. Richard Timothy Matthews peacefully passed in the early morning hours of April 2, 2022, after …
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Obituary: Philip Bruce Daggett
FAIRFIELD – Philip Bruce Daggett, 73, died peacefully after a brief illness, April 7, 2022, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in …
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Center to host hybrid race fundraiser in Oakland
11th One in Five 5K is one of the Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center’s largest fundraisers and outreach events.
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‘Lucky to be alive right now’: Rumford man credits doctors, awareness, luck for avoiding addiction
Like many patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain, Todd Papianou, a high school teacher from Rumford, knows the thin line between life-saving and life-destroying medication.
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Data Sheet: Confirmed drug deaths
The Sun Journal analyzed annual confirmed drug death counts, from 1997 through September 2021, using data from drug death reports.
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The season of backyard fires is warming up in Maine
Wendy Cavers of Litchfield is among those who have made a DIY fire pits out of household appliances.
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Data Sheet: Prescription distribution
The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine’s Prescription Monitoring Program from 2016 to 2021; and data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System from 2006 to 2014.