The Transfer Station will be closed Tuesday for paving.
Franklin
News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Local governments not ready to mandate masks on store employees
All Brunswick employees in banks, shops and stores must wear masks if they have face-to-face interaction with the public.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Two arrested after drive-by shooting in Jay
Police charged a Bangor woman and a Connecticut man after witnesses said they saw them drive away toward Livermore Falls in a white SUV after the shooting on Otis Street in Jay.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Loggers, truckers uncertain about future after Jay mill explosion
The loss of the pulp operation directly impacts between 254 to 382 logging/trucking jobs, the head of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine said.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Jay paper mill restarts two paper machines a week after explosion
It is using pulp from other Pixelle Specialty Solutions mills and supplemental pulp to make paper goods.
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
COVID-19 cases confirmed at Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center in Farmington
Two residents and a staff member have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center in Farmington.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
UMF to hold commencement celebration in August
Students enrolled in the University of Maine System began studying remotely March 25 due to concerns of COVID-19 exposure.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
My Dad’s Place reopens to give away 454 pizzas to boost community morale after Jay explosion
JAY — After the explosion at the Androscoggin Mill on April 15, Lynn and Matt Brennick, the owners of My Dad’s Place in North Jay, wanted to do something for the community. They decided to give away pizzas Friday and other businesses soon offered to help. Lynn said they had been closed since March 20 […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Staying at home with the Smiths: ‘Hanging in as best as we can’
JAY — Monday, April 20, marked the first day of what should have been spring break for most students in Maine. “Typically, we go visit my family in Massachusetts but we are going to have to get creative this week,” Liz Smith of Jay said. The first Maine coronavirus cases were announced in March. As schools […]