With Farmington food pantries feeding more people, friends and members of Henderson Memorial Baptist Church are selling unbaked, frozen pies to support the pantries.
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington sees steady voter turnout with many absentee ballots cast
Almost a third of the town’s voters [1,570 out of the 5,060 registered voters who had voted in the last two elections] had returned absentee ballots by Friday afternoon, Nov. 1, according to Town Clerk Diane Dunham. As of that time 1,680 had been requested, she noted.
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Posted inMaine, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Air quality, mold specialist cites ‘chronic problem’ at Mexico middle school
Engineer estimates it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to make the school safe.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
In-state case of EEE detected in Maine for 1st time in nearly a decade
An adult from Penobscot County developed severe eastern equine encephalitis symptoms early last month and remains hospitalized, the Maine CDC says.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hannaford outage blocks some credit card sales, to-go orders
All Hannaford locations remained open Thursday, but some were cash-only. It was not clear how many stores were impacted.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Third recreational cannabis recall issued in as many months
The recall impacts 1/8-ounce packages of cannabis flower sold Oct. 11-24 at 4 dispensaries in Bethel, Biddeford and Sanford.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Fire destroys barn in Livermore; scorched duck survives
Debris on top of an extension cord to a chicken coop caught fire and spread to the barn.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine
80% of Portland voters didn’t want Trump. Now many are scared, grieving and disgusted
The heavily Democratic city overwhelmingly supported Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, a stark difference from the national picture and elsewhere in Maine. On Wednesday, many Portlanders felt a sense of grief for the country.