About 65 appraisers were at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay to assess items for the popular PBS show’s 30th season — and its first visit to the state.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Quebec driver reaches for coffee when 18-wheeler goes off road in Carrabassett Valley
Driver Gerald Tousignant, 63, was uninjured Tuesday in the crash involving his fully loaded log truck.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, Mark LaFlamme, News
Oh, the people you’ll meet at a scene of mayhem | Column
He’s said it before and he’ll say it once more. The absolute coolest part of his current job is mingling with the rabble when things get rocking, says Mark LaFlamme.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine leads the country with first aquaculture apprenticeship program
Faced with a shortage of skilled workers for the state’s fish, shellfish and seaweed farms, Maine is breaking ground to find a solution.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools & Education
Proposed Pell grant eligibility changes could ‘devastate’ Maine’s community colleges
A US House budget bill would eliminate federal financial aid for part-time students, which could have major repercussions at community colleges, although a Senate version of the bill walks back those limits.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston council delays vote on needle exchange ordinance
The decision came after a lengthy debate and testimony from service providers, recovery advocates and business owners about whether needle exchange programs should be regulated locally.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Republican effort to overturn state budget with people’s veto falls short
The effort to overturn the $11.3 billion continuing services budget approved in March could have forced a government shutdown.
Posted inFranklin
Franklin County commissioners lower property tax rate
Commissioners also approve a grant application for a school resource officer for MSAD 58 in Phillips.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
5-hour police standoff ends on Elm Street in Lewiston after shots fired downtown
Shortly after 3 p.m., police were called out to the area of Pine Street in Lewiston after a gunman in an SUV opened-fire on a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Man charged with attempted murder after Farmington woman shot inside home
The 29-year-old woman was taken to a Portland hospital after what police say was an isolated domestic violence altercation.