Bangor, MAINE — All four gubernatorial candidates will gather with members of the public at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 18, to discuss what’s most important to do next to address the opioid epidemic.
At the One Life Project: Public Priorities event, independents Alan Caron and Terry Hayes, Democrat Janet Mills, and Republican Shawn Moody will listen to and talk with attendees in small groups as they work together to select what both the Bangor region and Maine as a whole should consider the top priorities for preventing more overdose deaths.
The candidates will then speak before the entire audience about what they have learned and what they would do as governor to address the opioid crisis.
The event at the Bangor Arts Exchange ballroom starts at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. It is free, but people should register here to ensure a seat:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-life-public-priorities-tickets-46814114276.
Parking is available at the Camden National Bank parking lot at 80 Exchange St. and First National Bank at 145 Exchange St. Immediate on-street parking is unavailable due to construction.
At the event, attendees will discuss with their table a number of specific policies and initiatives that have been proposed to help save lives. They will then vote for the solutions that they think are most important and urgent.
By the end of the night, participants will have selected their top priority for changes in the Bangor region and their top priority in terms of state policy. The evening will be moderated by Felicia Knight, president of the Knight Canney Group.
This is the third One Life Project event, which was inspired by Garrett Brown, a young man from Augusta, who let the Bangor Daily News chronicle his life for two-and-a-half years. He died in November 2015 after overdosing on heroin.
Thank you to our event sponsors: Penobscot Community Health Care, Penquis, and St. Joseph Healthcare, a member of Covenant Health. Thank you also to our table sponsors: The City of Bangor and Vacationland Inns.