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States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising

By The Associated Press on Apr 03, 2022 10:02 am
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs.
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More than 1 million Mainers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

By Rosemary Lausier on Apr 03, 2022 08:31 am
Those numbers do not include Mainers who have also received the booster shot, which stands at 594,360.
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Susan Collins has been tapped to lead negotiations on a bill to reduce insulin prices

By Kaiser Health News on Apr 03, 2022 08:05 am
Sens. Susan Collins' and Jeanne Shaheen's plan would not guarantee a specific limit on out-of-pocket costs but seeks to roll back insulin prices by barring rebate payments to pharmacy benefit managers.
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Lawyer leaves state board, claims poor attitude by lawmakers toward impoverished defendants

By The Maine Monitor on Apr 03, 2022 07:38 am
Bob Cummins claims that Maine’s executive and legislative branches “don’t give a damn” about the defense of the state’s poorest defendants.
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My relatives living in a war zone have their own take on how to talk to kids about Russian invasion

By Valerie Royzman on Apr 03, 2022 01:00 am
Although many Americans are having discussions about war with their children, Ukrainian parents have a unique perspective as they navigate a war zone.
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Ellsworth is following the lead of larger cities to bring foliage to public spaces

By Bill Trotter on Apr 03, 2022 01:00 am
Ellsworth's Main Street was once lined with elm trees, but the Dutch elm disease felled them, and the city center hasn't been the same since.
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NASA begins launch pad rehearsal for Artemis I moon mission

By Tribune Content Agency on Apr 02, 2022 02:04 pm
Artemis I is an uncrewed flight that will send the Orion capsule past the moon, in preparation for a possible moon landing sometime after 2025.
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COVID more likely to cause heart problems than vaccine, CDC study finds

By Tribune Content Agency on Apr 02, 2022 11:07 am
The study of several million people by the U.S. CDC showed that the risk for cardiac complications was greater after a COVID infection than getting vaccinated.
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