Maine’s independent senator says he got to know Vice President Kamala Harris when they both served on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Church of Safe Injection opens new peer-led recovery center
The Sanctuary will help bring resources to people in active drug use and those who are in recovery.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
About 300 Lewiston middle schoolers get naloxone training as part of state mandate
As the state-mandated training for administering the overdose antidote makes its way to school districts across the state, hundreds of middle schoolers attended Lewiston’s training two days in a row. More than half of them chose to leave with a naloxone kit.
Posted inFranklin, Maine
Historical Society building struck by unknown driver in Temple
The section of the building that was struck is the former post office built in 1811. Police say damage to the building is extensive.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Beach to Beacon women’s winner stripped of title after breaking anti-doping rules
Faith Chepkoech, a Kenyan runner who won the 10-kilometer road race in August, admitted to violating international anti-doping rules.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based school district to reorganize building, grounds and transportation department
The changes mean that the district will have an assistant building, grounds and transportation director and a transportation specialist, thereby eliminating a coordinator position in the Buckfield and Rumford areas.
Posted inBethel, News, The Bethel Citizen
Newry man hurt in Wednesday night rollover crash in Bethel
Police said 56-year-old Douglass Jones was heading east on West Bethel Road shortly before 10 p.m. when his GMC pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a guardrail along the westbound breakdown lane before the vehicle sailed into the woods.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lack of jail funding complicates Androscoggin County budget deliberations
Commissioners spend four hours Wednesday evening searching for areas to cut in the preliminary budget.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, News
Overhead costs too much to keep Lisbon Art Works open
Dozens of Lisbon artists sold and displayed their work at the shop over the roughly year it was open.
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Farmington tax commitment isn’t set, taxes to be due later than expected
The tax commitment has not been set, due date must be 45 days after commitment is made.