Overdose deaths continue to decline

Across Maine, towns continue to grapple with school district reorganization. More than 40 towns have withdrawn from their school districts since the state’s 2007 consolidation push. Click the image to read this story by Kristian Moravec of The Maine Monitor.

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Overdose deaths continue to decline in Maine | Maine Public

Golden introduces bill to increase penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers, judges | Portland Press Herald

New security fence going up outside Maine governor’s mansion | Spectrum News Maine

Federal funding freeze threatens Maine's after-school and summer programs | News Center Maine

Violent fight diverts London-bound flight to Bangor | WMTW

Wait times for public defenders in Penobscot County have plummeted | Bangor Daily News

New Maine law targets 'predatory' parking enforcement | WGME

'Unicorn project' successfully connects downeast Maine to US interstate | News Center Maine

St. Joseph Hospital patients’ social security numbers exposed in cyberattack | Bangor Daily News

Why some Maine weed shops are struggling to expand | The County

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