Officials convened Tuesday to discuss how the county responds when the temperature turns dangerous.
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Hammond Lumber Company to buy Waterville-based Ware-Butler, expanding its footprint
Hammond Lumber, based in Belgrade, will add 12 locations in Maine and New Hampshire and consolidate three other stores.
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Border Patrol arrested a man in Maine and had him hospitalized, but didn’t tell his family where
An Ecuadorian man, living in Massachusetts, was detained in Fort Fairfield last week. His family said he was moved into ICE custody on Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Meet Bob Greene: a Portland native who covered the Civil Rights Movement, ‘golden age’ of tennis
Greene, a Minot resident, grew up on Munjoy Hill in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
How will Trump’s tax breaks on tips affect Maine workers?
Experts weigh in on how this provision of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will work.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Man accused of shooting in Jay pleads guilty to receiving stolen handgun
A charge of elevated aggravated assault was dismissed in a state case against Christian Meyers, 21, who was accused of shooting a Jay man in the leg.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Oxford Hills, Rumford Falls Times
Two large housing projects proposed for Rumford Center Village
The Planning Board will likely act on these projects following 5 p.m. public hearings on Aug. 6 and Sept. 3 in the Rumford Falls Auditorium at Town Hall.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Oxford Hills, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford to decide on new Parks and Rec garage at special town meeting July 30
The Select Board said that a critical circumstance exists because the town wants to have the garage constructed on Hosmer Lane by the end of the year.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Oxford Hills, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford looks to buy new ladder truck
The town may also be looking to Mexico and Roxbury to help with buying the truck by extending an existing purchase agreement.
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Maine honors fishermen who died at sea. But 2 are excluded from a beloved town memorial.
Four names were added to the Lost Fishermen’s Memorial in Lubec, but the community is in upheaval over a decision not to include Chester and Aaron Barrett because of what some consider an arbitrary and unfair policy.