A Food and Drug Administration panel is evaluating booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots this week.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton man convicted of aggravated assault against a woman
Jason Baker Sr. was sentenced to serve four years in prison and eight years of probation.
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To oldly go: William Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip
As the ‘Star Trek’ star prepares to be beamed up for his first real-life spaceflight, he’s bringing out the awe in people in a rural Texas town.
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Paris to ask state to lower speed limit on Streaked Mountain Road
The request is to lower the speed from 45 to 35 mph.
Posted inMaine, News
City searches for shelter options as asylum seekers continue to arrive in Portland
In a report to city councilors, the social services director said 478 asylum seekers, most from central Africa, are either staying at the family shelter or in local hotels.
Posted inNews
What new research says about adding healthy years to your life
It points to helpful strategies regarding diet and exercise. But don’t forget the joy.
Posted inNation / World, News
Three employees die in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
Authorities say two Postal Service workers were fatally shot and a third, identified as the shooter, died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Democrats face ‘difficult decisions’ as they work to whittle Biden’s plan to $2 trillion
Time is growing short for the president on what has been his signature domestic policy initiative, first unveiled in March and now having consumed much of his fitful first year in office.
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Maine Republicans propose monthly checks for taxpayers
Maine Senate Republicans have pitched a plan to give taxpayers a slice of the state’s monthly revenue that goes unused.
Posted inSports
Off the ice since March 2020, Maine Mariners charting new course at training camp
With a new coach and a new NHL affiliation with the Boston Bruins, the Mariners are happy to be back after taking the 2020-21 ECHL season off.