Augusta to seek federal grant to help fight substance use disorder, overdoses
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AUGUSTA City officials are seeking a federal grant to try a new approach, modeled after a program used by the Waterville Police Department, to help Augusta residents with substance use disorder enter treatment and to reduce the growing number of drug overdose deaths.
The proposed program would be based out of the Augusta Fire Department, and have a beginning budget of about $250,000 for an 18-month pilot project.
City councilors voted last week to authorize the city to apply for the grant through the office of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District. The deadline to apply is Monday.
Maine considers a new strategy in battle against opioid epidemic: decriminalization
Proposed legislation could make Maine the second state to stop arresting people for possessing small amounts of drugs such as opioids, and instead steer them toward treatment.
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Courtney Allen, policy director for Maine Recovery Advocacy Project, poses for a portrait recently outside the Maine State House in Augusta.
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“But heroin is not something you can just stop doing,” she said.
She was not able to stop for 12 years. She did sex work. She contracted HIV. She was often homeless. And she was arrested more than two dozen times, mostly for drug possession. The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram has agreed not to name her because she works with people who use drugs and is worried about putting them at risk.
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H.S. Roundup: Mohawk Trail kicks off indoor track season with victory; FC Tech, Mohawk Trail volleyball both win
Franklin Tech’s Emily Ryan goes up for a block at the net during her team’s 3-0 victory over Pioneer in action Wednesday in Turners Falls. FOR THE RECORDER/JASON A. BUTYNSKI
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Published: 3/31/2021 8:50:52 PM
Cullen Brown and Dennis Simmons won three individual events apiece, and the Mohawk Trail boys indoor track & field won its season-opening meet against Hampshire Regional, 47-39, in action Wednesday in Westhampton.
Indoor track is being contested outside during the Fall II season, though all the indoor events will still be held.
H.S. Roundup: Mohawk Trail kicks off indoor track season with victory; FC Tech, Mohawk Trail volleyball both win
Franklin Tech’s Emily Ryan goes up for a block at the net during her team’s 3-0 victory over Pioneer in action Wednesday in Turners Falls. FOR THE RECORDER/JASON A. BUTYNSKI
Staff Reports
Modified: 3/31/2021 9:33:02 PM
Cullen Brown and Dennis Simmons won three individual events apiece, and the Mohawk Trail boys indoor track & field won its season-opening meet against Hampshire Regional, 47-39, in action Wednesday in Westhampton.
Indoor track is being contested outside during the Fall II season, though all the indoor events will still be held.