As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine
A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks.
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Breaking Bad never lost its luster in rural Maine...As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine
A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks.www.nytimes.com
Found a new to me weed along the back of my daughters garage Field Horsetail: Got Pests? : Board of Pesticides Control: Maine DACF
Yup, and it's a real PITA!! Mine haven't started yet.
You can use gallons of Round Up on it. That's not the plant, that's the spore generating phase. Pull those suckers out now so they don't spread.
The fronds are very abrasive. The Wabanakis used to use them for dental floss.
In the link it says the leaves can also be used for scrubbing pots and pans due to high silica content
Bet those downwind residents are having one hell of a time...
A second fire within a month at a Gorham medical medical marijuana cultivation facility was reported Saturday, according to fire officials.
Just before 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Cumberland County dispatchers received a 911 call reporting black smoke coming from a room of the 20,000-square-foot building at 7 Country Road, according to a Gorham Fire Department news release posted on Facebook.
Firefighters located and extinguished the fire while searching the building for occupants. No injuries were reported.
On April 11, Gorham firefighters responded to the marijuana grow facility after two employees partially extinguished a fire inside with fire extinguishers. Firefighters completed putting out the fire, and the two employees were treated for smoke inhalation on site by EMS.
Initial investigations into the April 11 fire indicated that a broken light fixture fell onto a plastic table, which later ignited.
No preliminary details about the cause of Saturday’s fire were released.
Both fires are under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Fire departments from Buxton, Limington, Scarborough, Standish, Westbrook and Windham provided aid on Saturday’s call.
Second fire in a month breaks out at Gorham cannabis facility
The Gorham Fire Department responded to a 911 call on Saturday reporting black smoke coming from the building on 7 Country Road.A second fire within a month at a Gorham medical medical marijuana cultivation facility was reported Saturday, according to fire officials.
Just before 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Cumberland County dispatchers received a 911 call reporting black smoke coming from a room of the 20,000-square-foot building at 7 Country Road, according to a Gorham Fire Department news release posted on Facebook.
Firefighters located and extinguished the fire while searching the building for occupants. No injuries were reported.
On April 11, Gorham firefighters responded to the marijuana grow facility after two employees partially extinguished a fire inside with fire extinguishers. Firefighters completed putting out the fire, and the two employees were treated for smoke inhalation on site by EMS.
Initial investigations into the April 11 fire indicated that a broken light fixture fell onto a plastic table, which later ignited.
No preliminary details about the cause of Saturday’s fire were released.
Both fires are under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Fire departments from Buxton, Limington, Scarborough, Standish, Westbrook and Windham provided aid on Saturday’s call.
Pervs!
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State of arousal: Do you live in the most perverted place in America?
They’re all hot and bothered up in this state.
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I'd substitute at least 1 or 2 for Shaw's, it's the closest one on the list to me and it's way off the Roccus Recommends list...
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I believe public nudity is legal in Maine.Pervs!
State of arousal: Do you live in the most perverted place in America?
They’re all hot and bothered up in this state.
As a kid, we went to northern Maine each August. It was not until we would take a day trip to Canada that there was anything a teenage boy would be eager to ogle at.
The Great White North is reacting more violently than predicted!! One of learned colleagues here said that they would relent and still visit Maine after the "51st State" hullabaloo. Well, the resolve & patriotism of Canadians is something the average American can't fathom...
Canadian border crossings into Maine fell by nearly a third in June compared to the same month last year, marking an accelerated decline in visitors since President Donald Trump took office.
Just under 210,000 people crossed into Maine in June, according to new data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That’s about 90,000 fewer than in June of last year.
From February to June, about 865,000 people crossed from Canada into Maine. That’s a drop of about 339,000 — or about 28.2% — compared to the same period last year. That decline is sharper in Maine than in the rest of the country. Nationwide, visitors crossing the northern border dropped by about 17.2%, according to the federal data.
The vast majority of crossings — about 208,000 in June — took place at Maine’s land borders, while a small fraction of visitors flew into the state.
All told, crossings into Maine hit a two-year low in April, with fewer than 148,000 travelers. And while monthly crossings have climbed by about 62,000 since then, they still fail to keep pace with last year’s seasonal growth. In other words, overall visitors are down, and so is the typical summer bump.
Maine’s continued decline outpaces preseason forecasts that the state would lose 25% of its Canadian visitors.
In Old Orchard Beach — where hotels and others in the hospitality industry had braced for a depressed season — visitors have been “down a little bit,” but things are better than what many had feared, said Kim Howard, executive director of the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce. Howard said the July 4 weekend was busier than expected, but she did not have specific visitor data.
“We are definitely seeing Canadian (license) plates around town,” she said. “The Canadians that we’ve talked to are happy to be here.”
A few Canadians have emailed the chamber asking whether it is safe to cross the border or if they would feel welcomed in Maine, but those messages are relatively rare, Howard said.
The state’s northern neighbors continue to boycott American destinations in light of Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric about trying to annex Canada as the 51st state. Canadian leaders, including premiers of provinces that border Maine, have said they can’t recommend their constituents travel to the United States and are encouraging people to explore Canada this summer. Meanwhile, the Mills administration has worked to court Canadians through new signage and cross-border visits.
Last week, Trump vowed to raise tariffs on many Canadian goods to 35% — 10 points higher than the tariff he had originally imposed in March — further escalating tensions between the United States and Maine’s biggest trading partner.
The threat of increased tariffs “will only further weaken our civic and economic bonds with our northern neighbor,” Gov. Janet Mills said in a written statement Wednesday.
“As I heard when I was in Canada, the tariffs and rhetoric from the White House is undermining historic relationships and shaking the confidence of markets and citizens on both sides of the border,” Mills said.
It’s not clear what impact the decline in visitors will have on the state’s economy. Last year, Maine saw about a 9% drop in summer visitors compared to 2023, but visitors spent more per capita, meaning the total direct spending fell less than 1%.
The state does not yet have spending figures for this year, according to Maureen Terry, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. She said the border crossing figures “are in line with our expectations” but noted that not all crossings have to do with tourism, as some people cross to work, shop or run errands.
“That said, Maine’s tourism leaders remain committed to maintaining a marketing presence in Canada like we have always done, as well as to nurturing our historic cross-border relationship for the long term,” Terry said. “Our summer marketing campaign in Canada continues and our fall campaign will begin in August.”
Border crossings into Maine from Canada continue to fall
The 28% decline in visitors so far this year has outpaced preseason forecasts.Canadian border crossings into Maine fell by nearly a third in June compared to the same month last year, marking an accelerated decline in visitors since President Donald Trump took office.
Just under 210,000 people crossed into Maine in June, according to new data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That’s about 90,000 fewer than in June of last year.
From February to June, about 865,000 people crossed from Canada into Maine. That’s a drop of about 339,000 — or about 28.2% — compared to the same period last year. That decline is sharper in Maine than in the rest of the country. Nationwide, visitors crossing the northern border dropped by about 17.2%, according to the federal data.
The vast majority of crossings — about 208,000 in June — took place at Maine’s land borders, while a small fraction of visitors flew into the state.
All told, crossings into Maine hit a two-year low in April, with fewer than 148,000 travelers. And while monthly crossings have climbed by about 62,000 since then, they still fail to keep pace with last year’s seasonal growth. In other words, overall visitors are down, and so is the typical summer bump.
Maine’s continued decline outpaces preseason forecasts that the state would lose 25% of its Canadian visitors.
In Old Orchard Beach — where hotels and others in the hospitality industry had braced for a depressed season — visitors have been “down a little bit,” but things are better than what many had feared, said Kim Howard, executive director of the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce. Howard said the July 4 weekend was busier than expected, but she did not have specific visitor data.
“We are definitely seeing Canadian (license) plates around town,” she said. “The Canadians that we’ve talked to are happy to be here.”
A few Canadians have emailed the chamber asking whether it is safe to cross the border or if they would feel welcomed in Maine, but those messages are relatively rare, Howard said.
The state’s northern neighbors continue to boycott American destinations in light of Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric about trying to annex Canada as the 51st state. Canadian leaders, including premiers of provinces that border Maine, have said they can’t recommend their constituents travel to the United States and are encouraging people to explore Canada this summer. Meanwhile, the Mills administration has worked to court Canadians through new signage and cross-border visits.
Last week, Trump vowed to raise tariffs on many Canadian goods to 35% — 10 points higher than the tariff he had originally imposed in March — further escalating tensions between the United States and Maine’s biggest trading partner.
The threat of increased tariffs “will only further weaken our civic and economic bonds with our northern neighbor,” Gov. Janet Mills said in a written statement Wednesday.
“As I heard when I was in Canada, the tariffs and rhetoric from the White House is undermining historic relationships and shaking the confidence of markets and citizens on both sides of the border,” Mills said.
It’s not clear what impact the decline in visitors will have on the state’s economy. Last year, Maine saw about a 9% drop in summer visitors compared to 2023, but visitors spent more per capita, meaning the total direct spending fell less than 1%.
The state does not yet have spending figures for this year, according to Maureen Terry, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. She said the border crossing figures “are in line with our expectations” but noted that not all crossings have to do with tourism, as some people cross to work, shop or run errands.
“That said, Maine’s tourism leaders remain committed to maintaining a marketing presence in Canada like we have always done, as well as to nurturing our historic cross-border relationship for the long term,” Terry said. “Our summer marketing campaign in Canada continues and our fall campaign will begin in August.”
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