2021
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jon St. Laurent: Time for Trump to ‘hit the bricks’
The defeated sitting president and his moribund rag-tag legal team — having not found “standing” in better than 60 lawsuits of elections supervisors and secretaries of state, along with other states and attorneys general bringing legal challenges against other states closely won by Biden to SCOTUS, as well as recounts, audits, and bogus claims of […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Michael LeBlanc: Death tapping, not pounding, at door
In a recent letter, author Michael Boom advises us to hunker down because death is at the door. The Maine CDC published numbers on Dec. 29 showing that the state’s infection fatality rate (IFR) is 1.7%. That is, our survivability rate is 98.3%. Death is indeed at the door, but it’s not pounding — just […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston study recommends new police station
The city has not allocated funding or established a timeline for construction.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton board renews medical marijuana licenses, OKs Mt. Blue TV budget
Cannatopia, Power Plant and Rocky Hill licenses were renewed and Wilton’s $7,500 contribution to Mt. Blue TV was approved.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore officials will erect winter use signs at Brettuns Pond town beach
Keeping the area plowed all winter for ice fishermen has removed vegetation and impacted water quality.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston-Auburn among 6 sites in the nation selected for women’s suffrage mural
The piece will be one of only six in the country commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment. A site for the installation has not been chosen.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Muslim holidays added to Lewiston school calendar
The two Eid celebrations will be excused absences for all students and staff.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston board considers YouTube access for students
The video platform offers educational material, but filtering doesn’t catch everything inappropriate for minors.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
8-year-old boy in Greene broadens fundraising to help more through pandemic
RJ Bourgeois’ effort began by showing appreciation to Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital staff.