Halfway through the fiscal year, the state collected $74.2 million from cannabis compared to $51.3 million for alcohol.
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Connecticut youth’s overdose death renews pleas for Narcan in schools
The death of a seventh grader from an apparent fentanyl overdose has renewed calls for schools to carry the opioid antidote naloxone.
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Police search for gunman after daytime store shooting in Massachusetts
Police are investigating a brazen daytime shooting that sent shoppers fleeing from the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Mass.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act, to change procedures for local educational agencies to apply for federal Impact Aid funds in fiscal 2023.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, New England
Orchestra fighting stigma of mental illness marks 10 years
The classical music organization will celebrate with a free performance in Boston on Sunday.
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Snowstorm gives a needed boost to region’s snowmobile season
The snowmobile season across northern New England is finally kicking into gear thanks to last week’s snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow.
Posted inNew England, Politics
2022 shaping up to be banner year for Massachusetts politics
Races for governor, attorney general and a handful of thorny ballot questions will all be on the ballot.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire bar worker pins down man who pointed loaded gun at customers
Police said they recovered a .40-caliber pistol with a magazine holding 9 rounds with 1 in the chamber.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Schools and Education
Fatal fentanyl overdose of Connecticut 13-year-old brings calls for naloxone in schools
After the boy’s death, investigators later found nearly 40 bags of fentanyl stashed in multiple locations within the school.
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Winter storm whips East Coast with snow, thunderstorms
A corner of Ohio reports 25 inches of snow and the storm spins up a tornado in Florida with winds of 118 mph.