FARMINGTON — A Wilton teenager was ticketed after he crashed his car into a fence at the town-owned athletic fields Wednesday night in Farmington, police said.
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OUR OPINION: Pharmaceutical drug abuse costs lives, money
Substance abuse in Maine is estimated to cost the state $1.18 billion per year, but the human cost can’t be tallied.
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Waterville church opens drop-in center for GLBT youths
WATERVILLE — Junior high and high school students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered need not worry about lack of support from members of the Universalist Unitarian Church.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Early childhood education key for national security
As someone with roots in Winthrop, I was pleased to read the recent Maine Compass by Rep. Patrick Flood (“Early childhood programs help kids succeed, ensure Maine’s future,” Oct. 1) about the social and economic value of investments in early childhood development. I would like to add that high-quality early care and education programs are […]
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Maine’s legal battle against pills
Ten years ago, Jon Hinck was a lawyer representing addicts in a class-action lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin.
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Morning Sentinel police log: Oct. 21, 2011
IN OAKLAND, Wednesday at 11:10 a.m., a citizen on Main Street reported three males smoking in a vehicle in which a child was a passenger.
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Adult for everything at 18 — except drink alcohol
Recently, I’ve been reading about minors from the areas colleges getting arrested for underage drinking at 18-20 years old. Then I read about a man, 18, who was arrested for stealing a car. Why is it that if you steal a car at 18, you’re a man, but if you want a beer at 20, […]
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Road construction creating deadly turn, say Skowhegan residents
SKOWHEGAN — Residents of Hilton Hill Road awaited word Thursday from state transportation officials about a road project they say is dangerous and could result in tragedy.
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JOSEPH REISERT: Voters react more to trends in economy than work by lawmakers
The public has so strongly and for such a long time so disapproved of the job our Congress is doing that we have lost sight of how bizarre it is that we should have a democratically elected government that regularly fails to please us.
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Police say Plymouth man attacked car in robbery
NEWPORT — A Plymouth man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he forced a car off the road, punched out a car window, pulled a male passenger out through it and robbed him of cash and other items, police said Thursday.