A nonprofit born out of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is urging the Maine Attorney General’s Office to revisit how more than $6 million in Lewiston shooting relief donations were distributed.
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U.S. Marshals arrest murder suspect in Auburn
Marshals say 31-year-old Ja’bril Roynell Walters was captured at a home in Auburn after searches of other locations in Durham and Lewiston.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New Maine laws will change electricity billing, formalize energy goals
Among a slate of energy laws passed this session are ones that will change the state’s contentious net energy billing program and create a new Department of Energy Resources.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Jay police investigate theft of side-by-side, chicken coop
The 2020 Polaris Ranger was stolen from a backyard Monday night with an attached chicken coop that ended up in a ditch.
Posted inLocal News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Bigfoot researcher to share experiences at Mexico library
Mike Familant, lead investigator and producer of the YouTube show, “In the Shadow of Big Red Eye,” will speak at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12, downstairs at the Town Office, 134 Main St.
Posted inLocal News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford Police Department adds a second K-9 team
Officer Breagh Macaulay and her certified K-9 patrol partner, Rocket, were sworn in Monday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston Colisee has new management, envisions ‘top-tier sports events and entertainment’
Mill Town Sports and Entertainment, founded by Boston Hockey Academy CEO Nate Bostic, wants to bring concerts and boxing back to the historic building.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley police budget approved on second try
A open forum special town meeting was held Monday, allowing voters to debate and decide the article in person rather than by ballot at the polls.
Posted inLocal News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Animal control officer hired in Mexico
Rob Rogers of Chesterville was hired by the town to redo the tax maps, which were last updated in 2015.
Posted inLocal News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Oxford County Sheriff’s Office begins patrol in Mexico
Residents voted in August 2024 to disband the local police department and contract with the Sheriff’s Office, which offered to provide 24-hour coverage.