Residents rejected spending up to $147,000 to update and repair the town’s tennis court and playground area on South Main Street.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mainers unable to find caregivers for all authorized home care hours
One care coordination agency had more than 750 people approved for home care who had no help at all, with demand expected to grow.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Six months in, Maine’s first public defenders’ office talks strategy
‘I think we are fighting a cultural battle here,’ the head of the office says.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
New Hampshire motorcyclist dies in Bethel crash; Alabama man charged with OUI
David Roy, 61, of Berlin, New Hampshire, was killed Saturday evening when a vehicle drove onto Route 26 in the path of Roy’s motorcycle.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Flames destroy home on Upper Street in Turner
Fire crews were called around 3 p.m. Sunday to 408 Upper St. for a fire.
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Peru man dies when trimming trees near power lines
Gilles Anctil, 81, died Saturday morning after the boom and bucket he was operating while trimming trees touched electrical wires.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pending legislation authorizes $1.43 billion for additional Bath Iron Works destroyer
The bipartisan package allots $1.43 billion to the Bath shipyard to build an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Posted inMaine, News
Small plane crash-lands in Androscoggin River in Topsham
The pilot was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Angie Wright walks into a new career at Quoddy Inc.
Changing jobs in the middle of COVID-19 was ‘scary’ at a time of uncertainty.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Kingfield Select Board discusses village enhancement, speed tables
The Select Board discussed the responsibilities of the Village Enhancement Committee and reviewed the results of a speed table survey during their Monday meeting.