With free clinics and free food, more Maine people are needing help with pets, including horses, during the COVID-19 pandemic. And two local rescue groups say the number of people looking to abandon pets is way up.
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News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Franklin County treasurer to receive additional $6,000
Commissioners reduced Pam Prodan’s pay and eliminated benefits June 30.
Franklin County awards jail counseling contract to Farmington service
It was the second time the bids for mental health and substance abuse services were received.
RSU 73 budget questions pass amid light turnout
Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls each recorded absentee ballots.
Livermore to post prices at transfer station
A whiteboard with current disposal fees will be listed.
Chesterville man pleads not guilty to assault
Keith Grundy, 44, is charged with putting a teen in a chokehold July 5.
Kingfield man, daughter OK after car hits utility pole in New Vineyard
The car went off Route 27, near the intersection of Route 234, and traveled in a ditch for 100 to 150 yards.
Strong residents approve $747,601 municipal budget
Residents were asked by the town to wear face coverings, bring their own chairs and set them up 6 feet apart and abide by the state’s social-distancing guidelines.
Growing pains on Maine’s many lakes
From mooring disputes to Jet Skis, the state’s great ponds are seeing an uptick in disputes related to ever more use.
Jay woman injured when ATV strikes two trees, rolls down embankment in Farmington
A Livermore Falls man is charged with operating an ATV under the influence and operating unregistered ATV.