Fletcher, an outfielder, was the 58th selection in the Major League Baseball draft, the highest pick from Maine since 2008.
June 2019
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Monmouth’s ‘small-town fair’ to start agricultural fair season
The Monmouth Fair has changed its usual August exhibition to new dates this year, June 13-16.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
New Maine law will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication
Gov. Janet Mills acknowledges a ‘moral dilemma’ as she signs the bill to legalize medication-assisted suicide.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland responding to ‘a very critical emergency’ as scores of asylum seekers arrive
The city will set up 350 cots at the Portland Expo to provide temporary shelter, and USM’s president says he’s willing to open up a 200-bed dorm in Gorham through Aug. 7.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
In reversal, Maine House endorses national popular vote bill
But the measure faces more votes to determine whether Maine should join other states that hope to drop the Electoral College in choosing the president.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Roofing contractor whose worker died in fall faces nearly $1.8 million in fines
An federal investigation finds that Shawn D. Purvis failed to protect workers from fall hazards. His lawyer says he plans to challenge the OSHA fines.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Fire damages garage, car and house in Kingfield
The fire was caused by staining rags that spontaneusly combusted, Fire Chief Fred Nichols said.
Posted inCommunity Sports
Ninth annual Edwin Thompson All Star Baseball Camp
LIVERMORE FALLS — Jay native Edwin Thompson will host his ninth annual All-Star Baseball Camp on June 24-25 at Spruce Mountain’s Livermore Falls Campus on June 24-25 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m for eighth graders and younger. Thompson is the current Eastern Kentucky University baseball coach who played professional baseball and has coached 40-plus players who […]