Fire Chief Scott Dennett is proposing an addition to the Dixfield Fire Company station at 38 Main St. to provide an emergency operations center during natural disasters and warming and cooling space.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man accused of sexually assaulting child under age 12
David M. Lakin, 71, was arrested Friday and remained at Franklin County jail Monday.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay board meeting Oct. 8 to review applications for Godfrey Wood Products in Jay
The Planning Board will review shoreland zoning and floodplain zone permits.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office recognized with Safe Driving Award for 2023
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office tied for first place; Oxford County Sheriff’s Office was third among counties.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine police academy board votes to expand disciplinary powers
The new standards of conduct will be reviewed by the secretary of state and attorney general before they are officially adopted in a few months.
Posted inMaine, News
Pianist aims to unify through travels to Skowhegan, Lewiston
As part of her “Gather Hear Tour,” Boston-based pianist Miki Sawada has been playing the piano across Maine, the seventh state she has toured since the project began.
Posted inOxford Hills
Fire crews free trapped child in Norway fire
Norway fire crews were joined by several outlying departments in a blaze at 4 Hazen St. in Norway.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, New England, News
East Coast port strike imminent as longshoremen talks show no progress
In Maine, the port of Portland is unlikely to be impacted by the strike, officials from the port and labor union say. Only one company, Eimskip of Reykjavík, Iceland, operates at the port of Portland and is not a party to the agreement between the union and the alliance.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World
CMP dispatches line crews to help restore power in Virginia, North Carolina
The Augusta-based utility sent line workers and damage assessment teams to areas hard hit by Hurricane Helene.