Four of the five candidates for Cumberland County District Attorney spoke at a well-attended three-and-a-half hour forum at Portland’s First Parish Church on May 7.
Around a dozen people asked about their support for supervised injection sites, how they would ensure ‘treatment’ amid abysmal public health funding, and if they support closing the Long Creek Youth Development Center. The primary election is June 12.
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