A local homeless man was arrested Wednesday night after he admitted to setting a blanket on fire inside a shed in Veterans Memorial Park.
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Posted inFood, Guides, Maine, Things to Do
Here’s a guide to more than a dozen Maine doughnut shops
Check out this list of where to get the classics, plus vegan, organic and alternative flavors.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Three generations of Jacks reopen family farm in Buckfield
Love of family and farming inspired members to revitalize and grow a greenhouse operation now seven generations strong.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Relentless’ effort needed to get Maine ready for extreme weather, commission says
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission established in the wake of devastating storms in the winter of 2023-24 releases its final report on how the state can prepare for powerful storms spawned in a warmer, wetter world.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Survivors of Lewiston mass shooting urge Maine Legislature to fund support center
Lawmakers heard emotional testimony about a bill that would provide $3.4 million to keep the Maine Resiliency Center open, especially since the status of a federal grant is uncertain.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Tiptoeing through the tulips in Poland
Chipman’s Upick tulips opens for the season.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies get 9% pay increase
The three-year contract goes into effect in July.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Franklin County cited by state for lead exposure violations
The fines are related to the window replacement project at the county Courthouse earlier this spring.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mainers roll with start of Real ID travel requirements
Lines are still long for some waiting for the enhanced identification at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Balloon festival to rise again from Lewiston with ‘Star Wars’ theme
The same group that saved the event last year will be organizing this year’s festival, with Nate Libby, Lewiston’s economic development director, serving as festival administrator.