The state has seen a 23% decline in fatal overdoses from January-September in 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
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Lisbon appoints retired local town manager as it searches for permanent candidate
James ‘Jim’ Bennett is from Lisbon and recently returned there after retiring earlier this year.
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Town plans to move Public Works into South Casco fire station
The move will provide the growing department more space and is expected to be completed by the end of November.
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Mainers start to receive SNAP benefits, despite confusion over funding
Food pantries around Maine have reported record numbers of people requesting food assistance, with some pantries seeing the number of new enrollees jump 30% to 50% in October.
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Madison cannabis shop owner faces more charges for courtroom tussle
Daniel Safranec, serving 14 days for contempt, is also being held in jail without bail on the new charges.
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Maine will resettle only 50 refugees this year, all white South Africans
Reductions by the Trump administration continue after Maine was allowed to resettle about half of the 950 refugees allocated last year.
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Knox County jury deliberating in Louisiana man’s trial over child death
Aziayh Scott, 24, has denied causing the 2024 death of his girlfriend’s toddler in Maine.
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Maine Sens. Angus King, Susan Collins played key roles in crafting a deal to break the impasse
The Senate passed the legislation late Monday night, likely leading to the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history with a few days.
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Have some studies shown the shift to daylight saving time increases fatal car crashes? | Fact brief
Multiple studies have shown an increase in deadly vehicle crashes just after the shift to daylight saving time. Still, one study found it was offset by a decrease in pedestrian and bicyclist deaths, while another study found no effect.
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Lewiston hospital to end trauma center status over ‘burdensome costs’
The move will leave Maine with 2 trauma centers, but CMMC officials say patients won’t ‘notice much of a change.’