AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoYouth Mental Health Funding: Sweetser’s 34th Auction and Gala in Maine raised nearly $600,000 for a new youth psychiatric residential facility in Saco. Drought Watch: Maine’s drought is worsening, with extreme drought now stretching from near Portland to Bar Harbor and the whole state under at least moderate drought. Constitution Day in Augusta: Maine unveiled its first official Constitution printing since 1876, restoring previously omitted Wabanaki treaty language and adding a voter-approved “right to food.” Voting for Mainers Abroad: Sept. 19 starts voting for Mainers living or serving overseas, with thousands already requesting absentee ballots. Health & Safety Tech: New pollen dashboards from MaineTracking bring near real-time local pollen readings across five Maine locations. Energy Costs: Heating oil prices in Maine average $5.77 a gallon—up 74% from last year. Drugs in Gardiner: Police and state agents seized fentanyl, meth, and cocaine in a Gardiner search, arresting a man on trafficking charges. Lewiston Shooting Fund Oversight: Maine AG Aaron Frey says a watchdog lacks authority to investigate the Lewiston Community Foundation fund dispute.
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