A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’
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Lewiston takes aim at mounting needle waste
As some officials call for limitations on needle exchange programs, advocates say changes would harm public health.
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Like egg prices, demand for chicks is up this year
Across Maine, and much of the country, a rise in egg prices and anxieties — over avian flu, price stability, trade — has fueled a similar increase in demand for backyard chicks.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Wicked Good Band’s Steve Bither dies at 76
A piano player and songwriter, he helped form the band 45 years ago and was a crucial part of its humor and sound.
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Saco agency to establish state’s 1st locked residential psychiatric treatment center for children
Sweetser was awarded a $2 million contract from the state to build a center at its campus. It’s expected to open next April, filling a crucial gap in services for at-risk children, advocates say.
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Maine to lose more than $90M in cut to federal health grants
The US DHHS slashed more than $11 billion nationwide, leaving public health officials in Maine and around the nation scrambling to assess the implications.
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These are the most popular comics at Portland Public Library
Patrons can find comics and graphic novels in every part of the Portland Public Library. Here are the most popular titles right now by demographic. CHILDREN “Dog Man” series “Wings of Fire” series “Baby-Sitters Club” series TEENS “Lumberjanes” series “Heartstopper” series “Bleach” manga series ADULTS “Monstress” series Any Alison Bechdel memoir Anything in the […]
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Bestsellers: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ ‘Careless People’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Netflix, in the White House, with a charming whodunit
Creator Paul William Davies and cast members Uzo Aduba, Susan Kelechi Watson, Ken Marino and Randall Park discuss Netflix’s White House whodunit ‘The Residence.’
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Binnie Kirshenbaum once again blends bleakness with comedy
In her new novel, ‘Counting Backwards,’ a collage artist struggles with the declining health and hallucinations of her scientist husband.