July 2020 – Page 226 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics

In search of a bigger stage, Eric Brakey eyes congressional seat

by Steve Collins July 1, 2020July 6, 2020

Brakey gave up acting for politics almost a decade ago and, mostly, hasn’t regretted it.

Encore

Maine author publishes ‘A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine’

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

North Country Press is pleased to announce publication of ‘A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine’ by Dana Wilde

Encore

Maine author’s new book celebrates mother who saved suffrage

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

We’re officially in the suffrage centennial! One hundred years ago, after decades of perseverance, American women were finally given the right to vote. But it almost didn’t happen. Maine author, Emmy winner and former WMTW-TV anchor Elisa Boxer has just released a children’s book that tells the little-known story of the mother who saved suffrage: […]

Encore

Historian to present ‘Whaling in Maine’ program at Camden Public Library

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

CAMDEN— Author and historian Charles H. Lagerbom will give an online presentation on “Whaling in Maine” at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Camden Public Library. Lagerbom will reveal why Maine should rightly take its place alongside its more well known New England whaling neighbors. The program is part of the Camden Public Library’s […]

Franklin, News

Franklin County commissioners to hold special meeting Thursday

July 1, 2020July 6, 2020

Executive session set on road agent duties

Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News

Closed section of Whistle Stop Trail reopens in Jay

by Donna M. Perry July 1, 2020July 6, 2020

Part of the former railroad bed was closed to install a new sewer system.

Franklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education

University of Maine at Farmington announces return-to-campus plan for fall semester

by Randy Whitehouse July 1, 2020July 6, 2020

FARMINGTON — In-person classes will begin at the University of Maine at Farmington on Aug. 31 and shift to remote learning in late November for the rest of the semester, according to the return-to-campus plan released by the school Wednesday. In addition to classrooms, residence halls and dining services will open at UMF for the […]