Rep. Randall Hall, R-Wilton, was indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on 12 charges Wednesday.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley sets meeting to address anticipated police budget deficit
A special town meeting will be held on April 8. The anticipated overage is due, in part to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement being ratified prior to the adoption of the current budget.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County sets emergency meeting on buying steel for bridge in Salem Township
The board will hold an executive session to review a service contract.
Posted inMaine
Franklin County applies for grant to hire animal control officer
County Administrator Amy Bernard submitted the grant application to The Betterment Fund for $30,000 each of two years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine considers tightening rules for recycling solar panels
The sponsor of the legislation says solar companies are trying to get around state law by storing, instead of recycling, solar panels he says are toxic. Clean energy advocates say it’s unnecessary.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Auburn middle school basketball coach charged with sex crime
Investigators said Dyllan St. Peter had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old who provided an AI generated birth certificate to convince St. Peter she was 16.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn Manufacturing CEO to speak at national conference on US manufacturing
Kathie Leonard has accepted an invitation to discuss the state of U.S. manufacturing and what the future holds at the South by Southwest Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas, next month.
Posted inMaine, News
Carbon monoxide poisoning at Kittery day care caused by propane-powered saw
The concrete saw was being used in a nearby suite that was under construction, and smoke detectors near the saw were covered up, authorities said.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, Maine Crime
Wales man arraigned on child sexual exploitation, child porn charges
A judge ordered Patrick Hamlin detained pending trial.