The council will vote on a resolution in support of turning the St. Lawrence and Atlantic rail line between Auburn and Portland into a section of the proposed Casco Bay Trail. Rail advocates have argued the rail line should be preserved.
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Posted inMaine, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based district extends superintendent contract
The RSU 56 superintendent’s three-year contract begins July 1, 2025, and ends June 30, 2028.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington board recognizes man for 40 years of service to town
Jim Kiernan, the Public Works foreman and a Fire Rescue Department on-call firefighter, reached 40 years of employment with the town of Farmington.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
New owner of Richard’s Florist adds gift shop, delivery in Farmington
Shannon Monahan previously worked as a social worker and for other florists before buying Richard’s in late summer.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Greene man loses court appeal over junkyard at home
George Stanley called his property a work of art. But the town of Greene and Maine’s highest court call it a junkyard.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn’s Side By Each Brewing to close at the end of 2024
The pandemic and staffing issues were cited by the owner as problems working against the brewery and restaurant on Minot Avenue.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine’s Child Development Services is struggling to pay its contractors on time
After significant turnover in the finance office, Maine’s Department of Education says CDS has experienced ‘widespread’ issues with paying some of its 345 contracted providers on time.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
Sen. Collins undecided after meeting with Trump defense nominee Hegseth
Collins said she pressed Hegseth on allegations of heavy drinking and mistreatment of women, including a rape allegation made in 2017.
Posted inMaine
A Brunswick family’s desperate hunt for housing as temperatures drop
James Olson has been searching for housing as his deadline to move out nears, but without much luck.