No one was injured in the fire Tuesday on Cumberland Avenue.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, The Bethel Citizen
Aroma Joe’s opens in Bethel
Franchise owners say giving back will be part of the business model.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine immigration enforcement appears to have slowed since surge, but effects linger
Observers say ‘normal’ enforcement during the Trump administration is far from normal.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston credit union robbed Tuesday afternoon
The 3:30 p.m. heist shut down Maine Family Credit Union as the suspect fled on foot and police converged on the area.
Posted inCommunity, Local & State, News, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford police to get part of $14.5 million federal public safety spending
The package includes a request of $1 million by the Rumford Police Department for public safety equipment.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Gov. Mills is calling for a bell-to-bell school cellphone ban. What does that mean?
Maine would join more than 20 states that ban cellphones for the entire school day. Several districts have already adopted their own policies, but statewide mandates of any kind often meet resistance.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Life & Culture, Local & State, New England Patriots, Sports
Portland designer’s Pats jacket is Super Bowl bound
Daphne Murphy creates stylish outerwear from souvenir blankets, sweatshirts and jerseys of New England’s pro sports teams.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Lisbon rolls out property tax relief program for seniors
The program comes on the heels of steep property tax increases, with more likely to come.
Posted inCommunity, Local & State, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington to look further into proposal to lower cannabis license fees
Farmington officials said they will review more details of a proposed warrant article before deciding whether to put it before voters.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Buckfield man arrested in connection to explosion in Sumner
‘Several items capable of being used to manufacture explosives’ were at the suspect’s home, state fire investigators said.