Oxford Hills’ Colby VanDecker among top fund-raisers as 113 players and cheerleaders team up to raise a probable Lobster Bowl-record donation to Shriners Hospitals.
July 2020
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Peru voters OK budget with zero increase
Newcomer Jason Dolloff was elected to the Select Board.
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Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller launches winter sports academy
Olympic ski racing champion, who attended Maine’s Carrabassett Valley Academy, is part of starting an online learning program designed for outdoor sports participants in grades 7-12. He hopes to one day open an actual school in Montana.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Fundraising in Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race tops $41 million
Democrat Sara Gideon continues to have an advantage over Republican Sen. Susan Collins, but is spending money faster than the incumbent.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Animal print, political or plain black, masks send a style message
In a sign that masks are becoming a fashion trend, Vogue magazine recently listed 100 ‘aesthetically pleasing’ selections.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Republicans’ demands keep lawmakers sidelined, with hundreds of bills in limbo
The Democratic majority leaders want the Legislature to return for a special session, but Republicans insist that it be limited to curbing Gov. Janet Mills’ executive powers and responding to virus-related problems.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington’s Summer Fest canceled for health concerns
The Franklin Journal did not receive notice of the cancellation in time for Friday’s print edition.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Former New Sharon man charged with robbing York store at gunpoint
Police say Michael W. Marble robbed a gas station in York and was later identified as a suspect by corrections officers, police said.
Posted inMaine
Comet NEOWISE makes close pass by Earth into the inner solar system
The comet was discovered March 27 by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, NEOWISE.
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Mills and Pingree endorse fellow Democrat Gideon in Senate race
The endorsement from Maine’s Democratic governor comes 2 days after Gideon clinched the party’s nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.