MEDIA NOTICE – PRESS CONFERENCE

Contact: Donald E. Clark
Assistant United States Attorney
Tel: (207) 780-3257

Portland, Maine: Thomas E. Delahanty II, United States Attorney for the District of Maine, Janet T. Mills, Maine Attorney General, and John E. Morris, Maine Commissioner for the Department of Public Safety, will host a press conference to discuss the new Anti-Heroin Opiate Initiative on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 11:15 a.m. at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Munjoy Hill Conference Room, 7th Floor, 100 Middle Street, Portland.

U.S. Attorney Delahanty, Attorney General Mills and Commissioner Morris will introduce individuals who have agreed to serve as team leaders and members of three working groups to address issues concerning:  law enforcement,  public education/harm reduction and treatment/rehabilitation.

Members of the media should plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled conference time, entering the office on the 6th Floor to proceed through security screening.   
     
The press conference will be video-conferenced to the U.S. Attorney’s Office at 202 Harlow Street, Bangor and media members can view it there.