2021
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Inmates return to Franklin County jail as it reopens to full capacity after a COVID-19 outbreak
The facility closed Jan. 18 after four employees tested positive for the virus.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Library asks Lewiston to consider ditching late fees for overdue items, citing negative effect on access
Officials say late fines have been increasingly scrapped by libraries across the country because of limited effect and impact on low-income families.
Posted inNation / World
Rennie Davis, ‘Chicago Seven’ activist, is dead at 80
Rennie Davis was among the anti-war protesters charged with conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Cannabis company investing $3.1 million in Lewiston warehouse renovation to grow for 4 stores
JAR Cannabis Co. anticipates creating 25 to 30 full-time jobs once the Westminster Street facility opens later this year.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball, Wrestling
Decision on Maine high school wrestling season delayed
The MPA Wrestling Committee decides to wait until its Feb. 22 meeting to make a final decision on whether a competitive season can be held during the pandemic.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
House vote clears partisan path for Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief bill
The president has courted Senate Republicans, and repeatedly expressed a desire to get their support.
Posted inNation / World
Slain Capitol Police officer is honored: ‘We will never forget’
Brian Sicknick died after an insurrectionist mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, interrupting the electoral count after then-President Trump urged them to ‘fight like hell’ to overturn his defeat.
Posted inMaine
MaineGeneral Health did not intend to offer ‘privileged access’ to COVID-19 vaccine, official says
The hospital’s 17-person Board of Directors was largely unavailable for comment on questions of vaccine equity, but the board chairman said the recent vaccine clinic was done according to CDC guidelines and provided useful feedback in making the process better.