Officials supported a 6-month moratorium, but it won’t take effect until a second vote in September.
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Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
McGouldrick Park boat launch repairs approved in Dixfield
Eric Giroux was appointed the new code enforcement officer despite no experience in the role, but he promised to learn.
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Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford to hold public hearing Thursday on charter changes
The 6 p.m. hearing will be held prior to the regular Select Board meeting at the Rumford Falls Auditorium.
Posted inMaine, News
ICE agents in Maine arrest local pastor who supported immigrant community
Michel Tshimankinda was detained by ICE last week. His family is raising money to bring him home to Westbrook.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Old Orchard Beach police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the US
ICE says that Jon Luke Evans is in the US illegally and broke the law when he tried to purchase a gun.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington-based schools face hiring challenges, look to subs to fill gaps
Superintendent Christian Elkington told the board Aug. 12 that late teacher resignations and class size shifts have left RSU 9 relying on long-term substitutes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Program aims to help Maine lobstermen start other businesses as industry struggles
The Fishing Plus Accelerator, launching this fall, will teach financial literacy and business startup skills.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Maine food businesses and shoppers seeing higher costs as tariffs hit
The hefty tariffs are raising prices on items ranging from cheese to coffee, and businesses are figuring out how to absorb the costs — or pass them on to customers.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Maine, 19 other states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
The suit seeks to stop the Justice Department from cutting funding to states that refuse to honor immigration enforcement requests, deny ICE officers access to jails and fail to provide advance notice of release dates of individuals possibly wanted by immigration officials.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Dr. Shah, other experts decry Trump administration’s approach to public health
Maine’s former top health official is among the medical professionals who are raising alarms about the dismantling of everything from how the annual flu shot is approved to cuts in prevention programs and vaccine research.