The Portland Sea Dogs and other businesses say they will no longer sell ice cream from the Sanford company, whose owner was accused of racial bias.
June 2020
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Buffalo police officers suspended after shoving 75-year-old man, leaving him bleeding
Prosecutors are investigating after a television crew captured a police officer in Buffalo, New York, shoving a 75-year-old man who then fell and cracked his head
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Customers of Saco restaurant warned about hepatitis A exposure
Patrons who ate food from the Sea Salt Lobster Restaurant between May 12 and May 23 are considered at risk because a worker tested positive.
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Maine veteran is among the few to mourn the D-Day dead at Omaha Beach
This year’s anniversary observances for the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever.
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The Latest: Seattle mayor to ban tear gas for next 30 days amid protests
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the world SEATTLE — The Seattle mayor has banned the police use of tear gas as protests continue in the city and nationally over the killing of George Floyd. Mayor Jenny Durkan said in a news conference Friday afternoon that the ban would continue for […]
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Public Mass schedules released for Maine parishes
PORTLAND — The list of public Masses with safety restrictions being celebrated daily and on Sundays at Maine churches continues to grow. The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass continues to be in place, and the list of live-streamed Masses at Maine parishes remains in place (www.portlanddiocese.org/response-coronavirus). Churches in the area include: Holy Savior […]
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Well Done news to run June 5
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Anne Daley of Lisbon graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Colorado College. Daley was one of 524 undergraduates to be celebrated virtually by Colorado College on May 31. An in-person, on-campus commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 has been scheduled for May 30, 2021. ROANOKE, Virginia — […]
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The Latest: Amid reopenings and protests, virus transmission remains high in much of the U.S.
This is a roundup of the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. The coronavirus appears to be in retreat in regions that moved decisively to contain it after being hit hard, including New York and New Jersey. But the virus is persisting – and, in some places, spreading aggressively […]
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Trump praises Guilford workers, jabs at Mills in visit that draws supporters, protesters
The governor fired back in a statement, accusing Trump of stoking divisions and questioning the value of his efforts to help Maine’s fishing industry by lifting restrictions in a conservation area far from the Maine coast.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Franklin County by foot and paddle
Outdoor enthusiast and Franklin County Native Doug Dunlap appreciates the wild beauty of Franklin County, and sets goal to walk and paddle 1,000 miles in Franklin County to benefit United Way.