Pope Francis has been battling serious illness recently, according to The Vatican.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston looks to public for Sunnyside Park revamp ideas
The park, which features two basketball courts, a swing set and multipurpose field, lies in a wooded area along the Androscoggin River at the end of Whipple Street, off Main Street.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
The making of a moment: How Janet Mills became a foil for Donald Trump
Janet Mills, who has a long history of facing tough guys in the courtroom and in politics, finds herself in an unprecedented moment with the nation watching.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine lawmakers consider new office to review criminal convictions
The bill’s sponsor says the unit would make sure criminal convictions ‘were arrived at by just means.’
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County hires programming and reentry coordinator from Wilton for a jail grant project
Two corrections officers were also hired to be paid out of a $1 million, to be dispersed over three years to address substance use and opioid use recovery, and recidivism.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s state dog may become the Seppala Siberian sled dog
Legislators sympathetic to push to honor the legendary Togo’s descendants
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Judy Meyer resigns as Sun Journal executive editor
Meyer, who started as a journalist with the paper in 1990, has become a champion of open government access and the public’s right to know.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Trial starts for man accused of assaulting girl at Augusta home
Kenneth D. Marin, 61, is accused of sexually assaulting a girl when she was between 6 and 11 years old.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls sets public hearing March 4 to review town meeting warrant
Selectmen approved annual town meeting warrant articles in a special meeting Thursday evening and set a hearing for 6:30 p.m. March 4 at the Livermore Falls Town Office for voters to review them and ask questions.
Posted inNews, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford moose roaming Rumford streets this winter
A young male moose continued his monthslong wandering of the streets Monday.