AUGUSTA (AP) — In the rural towns and cities of northern New England, a rising drug-abuse problem is overwhelming law enforcement, affecting hundreds of infants each year and sparking calls to action by state leaders who say enough is enough. How to attack the scourge, though, takes on different forms. “We must confront a troubling […]
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Lewiston pot shed goes up in flames
LEWISTON — Fire destroyed a storage shed and six marijuana plants early Sunday morning, an official said. The cause of the fire was the “improper method of his growing operation,” fire investigator Paul Ouellette said. The call came in at 2:22 a.m. Sunday of a shed on fire at 19 Merton Blvd, he said. The […]
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Panel, public discuss drug use at Lewiston schools
LEWISTON — Every now and then, Scott Walker sees his former students out on the city streets. As assistant principal at Lewiston Middle School, Walker usually enjoys the experience. But not always. Not when those former students have rotted teeth, sunken eyes and dangerous weight loss because they’ve spent their formative years abusing drugs. “They […]
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Maine VA hospital worker convicted of taking drugs
BANGOR (AP) — A former pharmacy technician at an Augusta veterans’ hospital has been sentenced to two years of probation for stealing medication while on the job. Rebecca Hamlin of Winslow was also sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to pay a $4,000 fine. Authorities said the 61-year-old was working at VA Maine […]
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Anonymous text-a-tip service to report underage drinking, drug use in Oxford County
RUMFORD — Oxford County residents can now provide anonymous information to law enforcement through a new text-a-tip service, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said in a news release Tuesday. The service allows people to report underage drinking and drug use anonymously via text, he said. To submit an anonymous tip: * Text “Hi oxtip” plus […]
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Lewiston crack cocaine dealer sentenced to 10 years
LEWISTON — Three months after she was arrested on the turnpike with $25,000 worth of crack cocaine, a Lewiston woman has been ordered to serve 10 years in a state prison. Tanya Cahill, 27, was sentenced in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland after pleading guilty to a trafficking charge, police said. No part of […]
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Auburn pair arrested on drug charges
AUBURN — Three weeks after gunfire rattled a Newbury Street neighborhood, police arrested a man and woman who live in the house that was shot. Maine Drug Enforcement agents Wednesday night searched a first floor apartment at 14 Newbury St. where they say they found a significant amount of crack cocaine and other evidence of […]
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State dismisses drug charges in Rangeley case
FARMINGTON — A judge Thursday dismissed all criminal charges against a Gray man accused in a drug bust in Rangeley in January, because the primary investigator has missed two hearings. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officer was not available to appear twice on motion hearings. On Thursday, Assistant Attorney General David Fisher said the investigator was […]
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LePage: 1 in 12 Maine babies born drug-affected
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage said the state is projecting that there will be more than 800 drug-affected or dependent babies born in Maine by the end of the year. The Republican governor used his weekly radio address on Wednesday to shine a light on the growing number of drug-affected babies in Maine. […]
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No drugs found in search of school lockers, parking lots
JAY — Police searched Spruce Mountain high and middle schools lockers and parking lots for drugs Friday and found none, police Chief Larry White Sr. said. The searches were requested by RSU 73 administrators, he said. “No drugs were found, which is a positive outcome for the schools, students and police,” White said. The search […]