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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Petition asks state to rescind decision to close Jay maintenance facility, reassign workers
State transportation workers believe the move is in retaliation to complaints they made about a hostile and unsafe work environment.
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Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Lovell voters to decide on equipment purchases at annual meeting Saturday
Town officials have limited the increase in the municipal budget to 1.65%.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Industry annual town meeting, elections set for March 8
Industry residents will vote on 34 warrant articles, including funding for a new Public Works building and a Local Food Sovereignty Ordinance, and will elect a Select Board member.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Sen. Susan Collins vows to fight medical research cuts
The Maine Republican said she is helping to form a coalition to undo Trump administration cutbacks, and will also lobby HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Jay man found guilty of child sexual assaults at Augusta home
Kenneth D. Marin was found guilty Thursday of sexually abusing a girl when she was 6-12 years old.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Maine, Sports, Varsity Maine
Why is the Mt. Ararat hockey team investigation taking so long?
While other recent hazing investigations were completed in a matter of weeks, the probe of allegations involving the Mt. Ararat boys hockey team has continued for nearly 2 months.
Posted inFood, Maine, News
A Maine Italian isn’t just beloved – it’s a rite of passage on a roll
The boiled ham and American cheese sandwich has been a Maine staple for generations and a source of confusion for people from away.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Massachusetts man drives truck into Sweden home
A Massachusetts man was critically injured after he drove his pickup truck into a house in Sweden. Nobody was in the home at the time.
Posted inMaine, News
Thursday morning’s snow to mix with rain later in the day
Travel conditions are likely to be impacted throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.