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Every year, Racine County health officials witness the diagnosis of lead poisoning in over 100 children per year. However, as testing levels decrease...

State's top health official: "We have much more work to do."

STATE — A new law that took effect on August 8, 2022, will help Mainers safely secure their prescription drugs and firearms, and other dangerous weapons. The law, which was passed unanimously sponsored by Senator Susan Deschambault, D-Biddeford, and co-sponsored by Representative Richard Pickett, (R) Dixfield establishes the Safe Homes Program. It will educate people […]

September is upon us and with it come cooler fall weather, a return to school and, this year, Safe Homes Awareness Month. Earlier this year, Gov. Mills and the Maine Legislature established the Safe Homes Program and designated September as Safe Homes Awareness Month. The program is administered by the Maine Department of Public Safety […]

A new law that took effect on Aug. 8, 2022, will help Mainers safely secure their prescription drugs and firearms, and other dangerous weapons. The law, which was passed unanimously sponsored by Senator Susan Deschambault, D-Biddeford, and co-...

AUGUSTA – A new law that took effect on Aug. 8 will help Mainers safely secure their prescription drugs and firearms, and other dangerous weapons. The

A new law that took effect on Aug. 8, 2022, will help Mainers safely secure their prescription drugs and firearms, and other dangerous weapons. The law, which was passed unanimously sponsored by Senator Susan Deschambault, D-Biddeford, and co-...

The Safe Homes Program will help Mainers safely store prescription drugs and weapons

A new law that took effect in early August aims to improve the safe storage of guns and prescription drugs in Maine homes.

A pilot program started in 2014 became the basis for the current expanded statewide program in Wisconsin.