Julia Bouwsma, who will release her third poetry collection this year, spoke about the role Maine plays in her poetry, and the relevance of poetry in times of isolation and polarization.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Frigid temperatures increase risk to homeless
Lewiston now has no official warming shelter open during the daytime, but the warming shelter on Lincoln Street is open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
St. Mary’s appears to have federal health care reimbursements reinstated for 30 days amid lawsuit
The hospital system filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last Friday.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County commissioners to get $12,000 annual salary and flex benefits
Commissioners’ pay has remained the same since 2016, but that year they voted to not to take benefits and accept a $12,000 annual salary — it just never stuck.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Rangeley Highlander, Things to Do
Rangeley revving up for Snodeo 2025
The three day event is scheduled to take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 1.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington expecting last FEMA payment for 2022-23 flood damage
Leia Bridges, administrative assistant for Farmington Fire Rescue/Public Works, shared information on reimbursements from floods in 2022 and 2023.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington, Massachusetts men indicted on cocaine, fentanyl charges in Franklin County
Miguel Alvarez Jr. 39, of Webster, Massachusetts, and Jason C. Robbins, 42, of Farmington are charged with aggravated drug trafficking.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston to use $169,883 to provide financial assistance to students facing homelessness
Lewiston will also hire a homelessness prevention and housing navigation specialist with the MaineHousing grant, part of a $2 million pilot program for five school districts.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sauna businesses are steaming hot in Maine
From Portland to Popham to Edgecomb, opportunities to get your sweat on are multiplying across the state.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Coyote hangs out at Bates campus in Lewiston
A coyote is wandering about the Bates College area in the heart of Lewiston.