RUMFORD — Thanks to a $2,000 grant, the Rumford Senior Citizens has puzzles and books their members can borrow to take home with them during these cold winter months. The 60 Lowell St. senior group was one of five non-profits and private applicants in Rumford named recipients of grants from the Poland Spring Community Fund. […]
2022
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Last resource officer pulled from Auburn schools
Both school resource officers stationed at Auburn were reassigned to patrol duty due to staffing shortages.
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Posted inNation / World, News
Biden pardons 6 convicted of murder, drug, alcohol crimes
President Joe Biden has pardoned six people who’ve served out sentences after convictions on a murder charge and drug- and alcohol-related crimes.
Posted inNation / World, News
Suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, is a PhD student at Washington State University, just across the state line from the University of Idaho.
Posted inNation / World, News
EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
The regulations protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Abuse alleged in home of Edgecomb toddler who was killed Christmas Day
Two days after the death of Makinzlee Handrahan, her mother filed paperwork seeking protection from a man she described as ‘verbally, mentally and physically abusive.’
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress
Trump had refused to release his returns when he ran for president and had waged a legal battle to keep them secret while he was in the White House.
Posted inNation / World, News
The toll extreme weather took in the U.S. during 2022, by the numbers
Here are some numbers that help describe the toll that weather calamities inflicted on the United States over the past year and what threats probably lie ahead.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Franklin Memorial Hospital appoints chief nursing officer
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Deanna Orfanidis, MSN, RN, has begun her new role as chief nursing officer (CNO). As chief nursing officer, Orfanidis is responsible for advancing quality initiatives, creating a culture of safety and improving nursing engagement. Most recently, Orfanidis served as CNO for Northwestern Medical Center, a […]