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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 30, 2024
• Ali A. Abdirahim, 23, of 159 Oxford St., Portland, on a charge of criminal trespass, 9:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at 777 Casino Way, Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Christopher P. Barnaby III, 34, of 145 Curtis Hill Road, Woodstock, on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drug, violation of condition of release […]
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Car rolls backward into a Farmington storefront window
Eugene Houle, 33, of Kingfield thought he put his car in park, but it was in reverse.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Behavior issues seen earlier this year at Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay
Last year the first student suspended from Spruce Mountain Elementary school occurred on Oct. 2; this year seven students had been suspended by Sept. 26.