Portland Talks

LePage drug summit looks for answers to heroin epidemic
WGME
AUGUSTA (WGME) — Maine is in the middle of a heroin epidemic. The proof is in the number of overdose deaths. In the last year and a half, more than 300 people have died of a drug overdose. On Wednesday, Governor Paul LePage hosted a Drug Crisis …
Heroin, then and now: Portland march, vigil set against backdrop of worsening …Portland Phoenix (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
LePage administration says National Guard will help break heroin supplyPress Herald
LePage again mulls US Senate run he once called a jokeBeaumont Enterprise
WMTW Portland
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LePage drug summit invitees differ on desired outcomes
WGME
AUGUSTA (WGME) — Maine is in the middle of a heroin epidemic. The proof is in the number of overdose deaths. In the last year and a half, more than 300 people have died of a drug overdose. On Wednesday, Governor Paul LePage hosted a Drug Crisis …
Heroin, then and now: Portland march, vigil set against backdrop of worsening …Portland Phoenix (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Drug Summit focuses on law enforcementWCSH-TV
LePage administration says National Guard will help break heroin supplyPress Herald
Beaumont Enterprise -WMTW Portland
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Candidates set for Portland’s November elections
Bangor Daily News
In District 2, covering the western end of the peninsula and a portion of the neighborhood near the University of Southern Maine, Councilor David Marshall is not seeking re-election after a third term. Running for Marshall’s seat are attorney Spencer …

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