FARMINGTON — There will be a public supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road. The menu will include baked beans, casseroles, salads and homemade pies. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12.
January 2019
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Jared Golden voted against Nancy Pelosi for U.S. House speaker
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is among 15 Democrats who voted against returning Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker’s office. A spokesman says Golden kept his campaign vow that he would not support Pelosi for speaker. Instead he voted for Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois for the leadership position. Golden […]
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Spectrum-Tribune Media dispute leads to blackout of WGN America TV shows
Maine customers are among millions who lost the Tribune Media programming in the stalemate over increased fees.
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Winthrop camp destroyed by fire
The Maranacook Station Lane fire sends the camp’s occupant, Thomas N. Thompson, to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and burns.
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Bill seeks public vote on borrowing $50 million to address sea level change in Maine
Other bills include proposals to require MaineCare to provide coverage for legal abortion services, and to make vehicle inspections on new cars valid for two years.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, sj-web
New Sharon natives ready to indie rock Friday’s inaugural celebration
AUGUSTA — When they take the stage at the inaugural celebration Friday night, brother and sister Zak and Lena Kendall, New Sharon natives who front the indie folk band GoldenOak, will have at least one friendly face in the crowd — new Gov. Janet Mills. “Her late husband, Stan, was actually the coach of my tennis […]
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Three Farmington women charged in connection with underage drinking party
FARMINGTON — Three women are accused of letting minors drink alcohol after police received a complaint of an underage drinking party late Monday on Middle Street, across from W.G. Mallett School. Sgt. Edward Hastings IV said he parked in the parking lot of University Credit Union, at the intersection of High and Middle streets, and it […]
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Education nominee Pender Makin: ‘Government should stay out of the classroom’
BRUNSWICK — The Saturday morning after Janet Mills won the gubernatorial election in November, Pender Makin sat in bed with her computer, sipping some coffee and preparing to compose a letter to whoever would be the next commissioner of the state Department of Education. “I was on the one hand so filled with hope for a […]
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Portland police investigating bank robbery at One City Center
A man entered the bank at about 11 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money, police said.
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Brunswick families ask state’s top court to overturn solar panel tax
Among other arguments, the families claim there is not enough evidence to support the claim that solar panels add any resale value to a home.