Mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters were targeted for the color of their skin, gone in a hail of bullets at their neighborhood grocery store.
2022
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Two Massachusetts men escape with scrapes after SUV goes off U.S. Route 2 in Wilton
Driver Darlin Rosario fell asleep at the wheel, according to Chief Heidi Wilcox said. He and a passenger told police they had just finished working a 12-hour shift.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Two men jailed on drug charges after Auburn traffic stop
A deputy stopped a car on Center Street, searched it and found drugs, according to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox rally late against Astros for a rain-delayed, 6-3 victory
Home runs from Trevor Story and Xander Bogaerts help the Red Sox beat the Astros 6-3, after a 98-minute rain delay.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Oakland man dies in motorcycle crash on Route 27 in Carrabassett Valley
Alan Rose, 37, and his motorcycle went airborne Saturday after the bike hit an embankment.
Posted inNation / World, News
Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months, his online diary shows
Payton Gendron, 18, drove 200 miles to scout out the grocery store, according to detailed entries he posted on the chat platform Discord.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Penn State administrator named next president of USM
Jacqueline Edmonson, current chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will start in her job on July 1.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
McDonald’s to sell its 850 restaurants in Russia
McDonald’s says it’s started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State environmental staffers back power line permit in advance of postponed board meeting
In recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection, DEP staff rejected most of the arguments from power line critics. A meeting to discuss the appeals has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
U.S. hits 1 million deaths from COVID, less than 2½ years into pandemic
Most deaths happened in urban areas, but rural places – where opposition to masks and vaccinations tends to run high – paid a heavy price at times.