Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president’s first executive orders.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Arctic chill to last until Thursday, with dry week ahead
As the freeze from Canada lingers for two more days, people are finding ways to stay warm.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County arrest log: Jan. 16-21, 2025
Arrests listed from Jan. 16 to Jan. 21 at the Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Mechanic Falls man gets 23 years for shooting deputy in 2024
Corey Hamel, 43, was sentenced to 23 years for shooting at police, striking an Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy, in February of 2024.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County board elects Weld commissioner as vice chairman
Commissioners also voted to authorize all part-time elected officials to enroll in the health insurance at their own cost above and beyond the stipend amount they receive in lieu of taking benefits.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Maine’s only Cracker Barrel closes in South Portland
The Southern-style comfort food chain had a location on Maine Mall Road for nearly 15 years.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump pardons, dismisses cases of all 15 Mainers accused in Jan. 6 riot
Most had already been sentenced and served their terms, but some were still awaiting trial or sentencing when the president issued the order Monday.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
Sen. King votes against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Maine’s independent senator joins Democrats in voting against the Trump nominee over concerns about his answers regarding the rules of international warfare.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation / World, Politics
Golden bill would force federal agencies to have offices outside DC
Bureaucrats should operate closer to the people impacted by federal rules and regulations, the lawmaker said.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine joins effort to block Trump’s order limiting birthright citizenship
Maine plaintiffs, including the attorney general, have joined a pair of federal lawsuits arguing that the president’s executive order violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the US.