The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened in an official ceremony Thursday with retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills honoring Vietnam veterans and those lost in the conflict.
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Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Acadia National Park urges caution after responding to 2 deadly incidents within days
Park rangers responded to a collapse and head injury, a major fall and a sailboat wreck ahead of the always-busy Fourth of July weekend.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lisbon extends town manager’s contract for three years
Glenn Michalowski has struggled to fill a revenue hole caused by an accounting error that has resulted in a sharp tax increase for the coming year.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
Maine joins lawsuit alleging Trump administration shared Medicaid data for immigration enforcement
Federal officials say the data sharing is related to an effort to prevent abuse of the Medicaid program, but Maine and other states say it’s illegal and raises privacy concerns.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Turnpike courts Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A for service plaza upgrades
The turnpike’s new executive director has reopened contract negotiations with the company that runs five service plazas along the toll highway.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Police crack down on crime with show of force on Lewiston streets
The increased patrols downtown, police said, was a direct response to a series of shootings and other violence that has vexed Lewiston in recent years.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lisbon appoints town attorney to review recall charges against council chairman
Fern Larochelle has served on the council for nearly 20 years.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County deputy praised for work on law enforcement suicide in Maine
Sgt. Ryan Close and Dr. Jamie Wren of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in Orono were recognized for their ‘compelling and deeply sobering case study.’
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Androscoggin County, Franklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Massachusetts father sentenced for drunken driving crash that killed son, injured two others in Rumford
Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan urges everyone not to drink or text while driving, and not to take chances.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine high court vacates part of damages paid to family of man who died after misdiagnosis
Justices ruled that Mercy Hospital should not have been mandated to pay $2 million in economic damages to the parents of 25-year-old Peter Smith, who died in 2017 from complications of Lyme disease.