Posted inPolice and Courts Fugitive wanted on drug and gun charges arrested in Dixmont by Christopher Burns March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
Posted inHealth Rehab recruiters are using free flights to lure Bangor residents to out-of-state addiction treatment by Annie Rupertus March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
Posted inHealth Drug overdose deaths in Maine decline for 3rd year in a row by Patty Wight, Maine Public February 10, 2026February 10, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts 22 convicted in multimillion-dollar Maine drug conspiracy by Marie Weidmayer December 4, 2025December 4, 2025
Posted inHealth $1.6M opioid response training program to launch in Maine by Annie Rupertus December 4, 2025December 4, 2025
Posted inHealth Overlooked during the opioid crisis, more of Maine’s oldest began to struggle with drugs by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor December 1, 2025December 1, 2025
Posted inHealth Maine center guiding local opioid settlement spending says data will be public early next year by Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor November 25, 2025November 25, 2025
Posted inNation From Narcan to gun silencers, opioid settlement cash pays law enforcement tabs by Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts Man accused of dealing drugs out of a tent near a Maine school by Christopher Burns October 30, 2025October 30, 2025
Posted inGovernment Bangor is now accepting applications for its opioid settlement funds by Annie Rupertus October 20, 2025October 20, 2025
Posted inBangor Local organizers call for policy change at overdose awareness rally by Kasey Turman August 25, 2025August 26, 2025
Posted inGovernment Penobscot County is secretly deciding how to spend millions in opioid settlement funds by Annie Rupertus August 4, 2025August 4, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts Police seize carfentanil, fentanyl and meth in Passadumkeag raid by Christopher Burns July 23, 2025July 23, 2025
Posted inGovernment Aroostook County is finally getting a drug treatment court by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli July 14, 2025July 14, 2025
Posted inHealth Overdose deaths continue to decline in Maine by Carol Bousquet, Maine Public July 11, 2025July 11, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts 3 arrested after police bust Down East drug trafficking ring by Christopher Burns July 3, 2025July 3, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts 2 accused of cocaine and fentanyl trafficking in central Maine by Christopher Burns July 3, 2025July 3, 2025
Posted inGovernment Bangor starts planning how to spend $3.4M in opioid settlement funds by Annie Rupertus June 26, 2025August 12, 2025
Posted inHealth Maine counties and municipalities have spent about $7M of their opioid settlement funds by Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor May 5, 2025June 18, 2025
Posted inHealth Bangor has barely touched its $1M to fight opioid addiction by Kathleen O'Brien April 25, 2025April 25, 2025
