Joe Oliver is introduced as the new manager for the Portland Sea Dogs.
2019
Posted inFranklin
Manchester man seriously injured in Farmington collision
FARMINGTON — A Manchester man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when the Maine Department of Transportation van he was driving hit the back of a tractor-trailer on Route 2, near Hammond Lumber. Aaron Buotte, 32, did not see a UPS truck that was stopping in front of him, according to Sgt. Edward Hastings IV of […]
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Posted inOxford Hills
Former Maine woman to serve four years for dealing heroin
PARIS — A former Maine woman identified by officials as the “financial officer” in the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history has been sentenced to serve four years of a six-year prison sentence. Briana Thayer, 29, of Bean Station, Tennessee, was sentenced in Oxford County Superior Court on Jan. 8, more than five years […]
Posted inSports
Edelman staying on target during Patriots’ playoff run
Just ask quarterback Tom Brady about the efforts of receiver Julian Edelman in the playoffs: ‘We needed it (last week) and we’ll need it next week, too.’
Posted inOxford Hills
Unpaid fuel bill results in no gasoline for Oxford Sheriff’s Office cruisers
PARIS — An unpaid bill recently left deputies with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office without access to their fuel cards and unable to put gasoline into their cruisers for more than two days, according to Sheriff Chris Wainwright. Interim County Administrator Tom Winsor pinned the missed bill payment on a staffing shortage within the Finance […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Transition team begins work with Barclaycard employees
WILTON — Those affected by the loss of the town’s largest employer will be offered help with resume preparation and workforce training workshops. Barclaycard US will close its local call center March 31, leaving 227 people without jobs. Representatives from community resource organizations and local, state and federal government offices discussed a plan Tuesday to help […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine loses child care providers, keeps capacity
LEWISTON — Maine lost 623 child care providers between 2008 and 2018, most of them family-style providers. According to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the state had 2,438 providers in 2008. That dropped to 1,815 in 2018, a 25 percent decrease. But while the number of licensed providers dropped overall, capacity to […]
Posted inNews
Cranberries song honors Dolores O’Riordan
The band’s April album release will mark its final record in a career spanning three decades.
Posted inPolitics
Task force calls for $75 million for Maine land conservation, state parks
The draft recommendations were compiled by a diverse group of 20 organizations discussing the ‘next generation’ of land conservation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Auburn girl focuses on her art
Shyann Clavette, 8, of Auburn decorates the cover of a hand warmer she was making Tuesday at the Auburn PAL Center. Children of all ages visit the center after school for snacks, crafts and other fun activities. For more information about the program, visit auburnpal.com. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham)