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Oxford County tallies more than $5.7 million in public infrastructure damage from flood

by Jessica Lowell January 3, 2024January 4, 2024

Franklin and Oxford counties together sustain nearly $9 million in early damage estimates from the Dec. 18 storm that included severe flooding.

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Franklin County commissioners set aside $100,000 in TIF funds for snowmobile trail repair

by Donna M. Perry January 2, 2024January 3, 2024

The commission elected a new chairman of the board, Commissioner Lance Harvell of Farmington.

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Photos: Farmington rec facility damage inspected

by Donna M. Perry January 2, 2024

Last month’s flooding damages the park for second time since May.

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Fire damages bedroom in Rangeley

by Donna M. Perry January 2, 2024January 3, 2024

First floor of home sustained water damage.

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‘Strength and grit’: These are the top 10 local stories we reported in 2023

by Mark LaFlamme December 31, 2023January 1, 2024

There were bright spots to be found in the year 2023, of course there were. It’s just that in the Lewiston-Auburn area in particular, one finds he has to search a little harder to find those high points because the lows were just so profound. The mass shooting in Lewiston on Oct. 25 was so […]

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Farmington women remembered as ‘amazing, kind, loving souls’

by Mark LaFlamme December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

Allison Joy Cumming and her mother, 76-year-old Jean Robinson, were found dead Wednesday. Maine State Police were investigating, but have not disclosed how the pair died.

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Police charge Temple man after surrounding Day Mountain Road home

by Sun Journal saff report December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

Police didn’t find the suspect at the surrounded home when they entered about 4 a.m. They later arrested a man on Intervale Road.

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Police surround Temple home after threats made

by Mark LaFlamme December 28, 2023December 29, 2023

Shortly after 7 p.m., a Maine State Police spokeswoman confirmed that the department was assisting at the Day Mountain Road scene with its tactical and crisis negotiations teams.

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