BETHEL — Selectmen voted 4-1 Monday not to send a citizen-initiated ordinance to ban bikes on streets with no bike lanes to the Ordinance Review Committee. Town officials learned from the Maine Municipal Association that parts of the ordinance would conflict with state law and therefore would not be legal or enforceable. Resident Rick Whitney […]
2019
Posted inBusiness
Exxon partners with Qatar Petroleum in liquefied natural gas project
Exxon says the operation will create 9,000 jobs during the five years of construction and more than 200 permanent positions.
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Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Modula reaches new heights in Lewiston — vertical storage company sees massive expansion
LEWISTON — After experiencing a 72 percent growth in sales last year, Modula is gearing up for an even bigger 2019. The high-tech storage company has signed leases for 110,000 square feet of additional space, more than doubling its size, and plans to add up to 30 jobs by the end of the year, CEO […]
Posted inSports
Shiffrin wins as Vonn eyes final race of her career
Lindsey Vonn crashes in the Super-G, leaving Sunday’s downhill as the final race of her record-breaking career.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
World Bank critic may be its next leader
David Malpass’ nomination would fit President Trump’s pattern of tapping officials to lead institutions whose missions they’ve questioned.
Posted inFranklin
Farmington man pleads guilty to alcohol-related charge
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Monday to allowing minors to possess or consume liquor at a birthday party at the Farmington Community Center. The state dismissed a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief against Yussuf Adow, 23, at Franklin County Superior Court. Adow entered an agreement that delays sentencing for a year and outlines […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Livermore man charged with manslaughter in 2018 Turner fatal crash
AUBURN — A Livermore man was charged Tuesday with manslaughter and aggravated criminal drunken driving stemming from a May 24 crash in Turner that killed a 54-year-old Jay man. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Christian J. Parlin, 24, on the two felonies. The manslaughter charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 budget timeline unveiled
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have approved the process and timeline for developing the 2019-20 budget. “A five-member school board budget committee will be formed,” Superintendent Tina Meserve said in a phone call following the Jan. 28 board meeting. “The committee will begin meeting Wednesday, Feb. 27.” The initial committee meeting will be […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Caught on camera: Things and stuff!
I was pretty excited the day I got a camera for my car dashboard. “This is going to be great,” I told whomever was sitting in my passenger seat that day. “Street brawls, explosions, naked people doing weird stuff, probably a UFO sighting or two and the Turner Yeti is bound to make an appearance. … […]
Posted inMaine
Maine sees many welfare fraud claims but few prosecutions
AUGUSTA (AP) — A tiny fraction of the hundreds of welfare fraud allegations made last year ended up being prosecuted by the attorney general’s office, according to state documents. Out of 1,160 allegations of potential welfare fraud last year, only 25 cases were referred to the attorney general by the Fraud Investigations and Recovery Unit […]