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Three hobbling Red Sox players have been assigned to rehab assignments in Maine, making Hadlock Field a virtual hospital ward. But beyond becoming a healing hangout for the big leaguers, Hadlock is now a place where fans can easily catch a glimpse of their Major League heroes. As of Thursday, three Fenway regulars were assigned [...]
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Maine Sen. Angus King (I) has joined a group of Democratic senators in urging the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to restore funding for school-based mental health programs. In April of last year, the DOE announced that it would cancel more than 200 grants for in-school mental health professionals on the grounds that the awards [...]
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By Jon Fetherston Enough is enough. Those are words Mainers have been waiting a long time to hear from someone in a position of authority. This week, Portland Mayor Mark Dion finally said them. Speaking before the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, Dion offered an unusually direct assessment of what is happening on the streets [...]
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The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested a Fairfield man on Thursday after he was allegedly found in possession of fentanyl, cocaine, and two firearms. [RELATED: Two Arrested and Firearms Seized in Waterville MDEA Bust…] The MDEA has been working with the Fairfield Police Department for several months to investigate alleged drug trafficking activities from [...]
...Portland Mayor Mark Dion delivered one of his sharpest rebukes yet of the city’s response to addiction, homelessness and public disorder this week, declaring that Portland has reached a point where compassion without accountability is no longer working. “The addicts have taken us hostage,” Dion said during the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual State [...]
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