Mandated by a new state law, public schools now offer training for students in secondary education to teach them how to administer the overdose antidote, even if the students choose not to take part.
September 2024
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Gendron family reflects on their late father Dolard ‘Del’ Gendron
Dolard ‘Del’ Gendron was widely loved in the Lewiston community and none knew it greater than those who loved him most, his children.
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Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Harris strikes measured contrast with Trump’s contentious appearance before Black journalists
Meanwhile, the former president held a town hall in Michigan, stoking fear about the upcoming election’s integrity.
Posted inNews, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Andover Elementary School students learn gardening, homesteading skills
With $3,000 grant money from a Whole Kids Garden Grant, four Andover Elementary School staff members and community volunteers are creating a garden project and mini homestead at the school to teach their 22 prekindergarten through fifth grade students gardening and homesteading skills.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMaine System staff speak out against low wages at legislative hearing
University of Maine System employees interrupted a legislative hearing on Tuesday to express their financial discomfort from what they consider low wages.
Posted inLocal News, Rumford Falls Times
Dixfield to have special election to fill Select Board vacancy
DIXFIELD — There will be a special election Oct. 25 to fill a Select Board vacancy. At their Sept. 9 meeting, the three Select Board members present voted unanimously for the election to fill a seat on the board. Rick Davis resigned as he moved to Rumford. An ordinance in Dixfield says select board members […]
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Nation / World, New England, News
Suspicious mail sent to elections officials in several states
No state has reported – so far – that anyone has been harmed as a result of the suspicious mail.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Kylian Mbappé scores for Real Madrid as Champions League kicks off
During the revamped league phase, all 36 teams are ranked from top to bottom in a single standings that finishes in January.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County Commission authorizes Emergency Management Agency grant request to monitor two rivers
The overall grant would be $151,400 from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, in which the grant would pay 75% or $113,550, and the county and unorganized territory to split remaining cost of $37,850.
Posted inBusiness, Community, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Appeal seeks to revoke license of Poppy’s Redemption Center in Jay
Poppy’s Redemption Center is under threat of closing just two months after opening at 246 Main St., according to a post on its Facebook page Sept. 11.