Shawna Burch’s attorney said her parents were alcoholics who abused her, and she “grew up without any sense of safety or belonging.”
January 2023
Posted inFranklin, News
Photos: Quiet place to get work done in Wilton
Hannah Chamberlain of Westbrook loves libraries because it is a good place to get work done.
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Posted inBethel, News, Oxford Hills
Firearm rumor briefly locks down Bethel schools
Students at Telstar High School, Middle School and a nearby elementary school were told to stay in place for 19 minutes while Oxford County deputies investigated the threat.
Posted inPolitics
Gov. Mills to deliver State of the Budget address Feb. 14
The governor will speak to a joint session of the Legislature about her $10.3 billion two-year budget proposal.
Posted inMaine
Publisher of Maine Magazine pausing print publication
An executive with Advocate Printing and Publishing of Nova Scotia, which purchased the magazine last year, said at least four local staff members are being laid off.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Lawsuit targets new regulations on gun stabilizing braces
Stabilizing braces transform a handgun into a weapon that’s powerful and easy to conceal, Attorney General Merrick Garland said when he announced the rule this month.
Posted inMaine, News
Court hears arguments in diocese’s constitutional challenge
In a case expected to reach Maine’s high court, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland argues that a 2021 law that removed the statute of limitations on civil claims of childhood sexual abuse is unconstitutional.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington boy charged in connection to online shooting threat at Mt. Blue Campus
Farmington police issued the 15-year-old a summons on felony charge of terrorizing. He was released to his parents, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
Posted inNation / World, News
Pakistan bombing raises fears over security breach, 100 dead
Authorities say more than 300 worshippers were praying in the mosque when the bomber set off his explosives vest.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Biden to press McCarthy on debt default threat, spending cuts
Republicans are insisting on yet-unspecified spending cuts in exchange for their support, a posture the party didn’t take during the presidency of Donald Trump when the limit was raised three times.