Nathan Thayer has served as administrator at the York County Jail for the last three years and will start in his new role at Maine’s largest prison on Monday.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Paris shooting suspect’s 3rd rescheduled hearing to come Monday
Several media outlets claimed Gary Porter, 37, missed his third scheduled initial court appearance Friday in South Paris District Court due to Zoom audio malfunctions and limited York County Jail staff.
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Posted inMaine, News
Benton festival celebrates return of ‘fish that feed all’
Alewives caught on livestream make video appearance at Benton Town Office, as they make their way up the Sebasticook River.
Posted inMaine, Outdoors
More than 72,000 people enter this year’s Maine moose hunting permit lottery
Residents and nonresidents registered online in hopes of winning 1 of 4,105 permits that will be distributed via a drawing in June.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photos: Looking for veterans, honoring service
Dozens of volunteers begin placing flags on gravestones of veterans in Lewiston cemeteries.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Mary Jane’s School of Dance in Lewiston ‘feels like a second home’ for the last 54 years
Mary Jane’s School of Dance is more than a routine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Harpswell landowners settle suit over ownership of small parcel of working waterfront
If the settlement is approved, a new nonprofit called Friends of Barleyfield Point will be buying the land with the intent of keeping it open for public use and commercial fishing.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Franklin County commissioners declare May 27 as the official remembrance of WWI arch in Farmington
The centennial anniversary will be recognized at 10 a.m. May 27, on Memorial Day, at the arch.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council to discuss makeup of new shelter committee
The committee will be tasked with identifying services, a preliminary budget, funding sources, locations and other details related to a shelter.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Paris-based school district approves $51.6M budget, $2M capital reserve funding added
During Tuesday’s public hearing, a separate request to fund its capital improvement account with $2 million from the local share was approved.