The airline is facing a DOT inquiry for a holiday meltdown in which 16,700 flights were canceled and two-thirds of its operations shut down.
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Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Santos campaign briefly reported $254,000 in payments to ‘anonymous’
The payments raise new questions for Santos, the 34-year-old freshman Republican from New York who has faced calls to resign after he lied to voters about key details of his biography.
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Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library
A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
PACC making comeback plans
PHILLIPS — Phillips Area Community Center (PACC) is making a comeback with some of their favorite programs following two years of Covid restrictions.. The PACC, located at 21 Depot St., Phillips features the popular True Stories and Tall Tales on Jan. 28. Preceding the story telling there will be a 6 p.m. potluck supper. A […]
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Anyone can still be a part of this life-changing project
To the Editor: I am writing to thank Farmington-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoe-box gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected over 9.3 million […]
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Pets of the Week
Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Rd, Farmington announces their Pets of the Week. Meet Wallabee and Magic, the cutest couple at the shelter. These two cats fell in love as soon as they met and now, they can’t bear to be apart. They are a bonded pair and must be adopted together. Wallabee is […]
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Hotel Rumford 7-0, tops in MVRBL
RUMFORD — Hotel Rumford remains undefeated in the Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League, holding back a shorthanded but tough opponent, Smart Care, PT (5-2) in a tough defensive battle, 65-45. 5 players finished in double figures for The Hotel, Tom Danylik and JT Taylor with 16 points, Kalen Chase 14, Matt McCarthy 11 and Scot […]
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Legion LIVERMORE FALLS — George Bunten Post 10 American Legion Commander Jocelyn Mosher-Collins has announced a change in the monthly meeting date and time, which was voted on last August. The first meeting of the new year was postponed due to inclement weather. Next month’s meeting will be Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. at the […]
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Dr. Nicholas Perros joins FMH as lead hospitalist
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Nicholas Perros, MD, has joined the medical staff as a hospitalist, providing inpatient care for patients who are hospitalized. Before joining Franklin, Dr. Perros was employed as a hospitalist at Maine Medical Center from 2014-2022. His professional interests include health disparities in the geriatric population. […]
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Winter Windfall raffle tickets on sale now
RANGELEY — Tickets for the Rangeley Health and Wellness (RHW) Winter Windfall calendar raffle are now available until the end of March. By donating $10 per ticket to RHW, the donor will be eligible for 31 prizes to be drawn daily throughout March. Prizes include ski passes to Saddleback and Sugarloaf, $100 gift cards to […]