Two people died and numerous others were hospitalized for overdoses shortly after obtaining drugs from the pharmacies.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine
Massachusetts brewer buys Connecticut farm
Highly regarded Tree House Brewing will grow crops and make cider.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Rosemont Market to open Falmouth store Monday
The popular local market now has seven locations in southern Maine.
Posted inLife & Culture
Nuns: Time to rethink male hierarchy
The statement by the sisters comes after Pope Francis admitted the problem of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Colby museum adds 3 Rembrandt etchings to growing collection
The donation brings the college’s total number of prints by the Dutch master to 12.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, New England
New Hampshire court upholds women’s topless conviction
Three women were arrested in 2016 after removing their tops at a beach in Laconia.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Reports of drugging incidents prompt southern Maine police to warn bar patrons
Police in Portland, Saco and Biddeford are investigating reports from at least 9 women who say they believe that something in their drinks incapacitated them and made them violently ill.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Patients slow to warm up to telemedicine, prefer in-person visits
Still, 80 percent of mid-size and large U.S. companies offered the virtual service last year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Woody Allen sues Amazon for $68 million over film deal
The filmmaker says the company pulled the plug on a four-picture movie deal last year when old sex assault allegations resurfaced.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, News
Indie film ‘Bone Cold’ starts shooting Thursday in rural York County
Los Angeles-based filmmaker Billy Hanson, a graduate of Old Orchard Beach High School, is using Newfield and Parsonsfield as stand-ins for Ukraine in the horror movie involving two Navy SEALS.