Weld fire chief tells hikers to be prepared with food and water, and to know where they are going.
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Photo: 22 firefighters respond to brush fire that went out of control off Fairbanks Road in Farmington
The owner of the property, Peter Clark of Farmington, had a burn permit from Friday.
advertisement
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Man from Strong injured after pickup truck goes off Route 4, hits parked car, garage
The truck Gavin Lawlor, 18, was driving failed to negotiate a curve on state Route 4 due to “excessive speed,” Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in an email Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based RSU 10 board votes to consider buildings for in-person classes
The former Mexico Police Department building on Recreation Drive and the basement of the Apostolic Church in Mexico will have air quality testing and architectural studies done in the possibility of having Mountain Valley Middle School classrooms in the buildings.
Posted inCommunity, Franklin, Local News, News, The Franklin Journal
New Vineyard works to fill vacant town office positions
At the New Vineyard Select Board meeting, selectmen shared updates on the positions that were left vacant after resignations were placed in September.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
University of Southern Maine community grieves a year after Oct. 25 mass shooting
Community came together to remember, grieve and honor the 18 lives that were lost in a mass shooting in Lewiston last year. One of the victims, Joshua Seal, was a faculty member at the University of Southern Maine’s American Sign Language program.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston artists defend ‘mushies’ painting on electrical box after councilor claims it promotes drug use
The artist said the mushrooms depicted in the painting are part of her mushroom-rich diet due to an autoimmune disorder, and are not psychedelic mushrooms.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Sullivan Tire reopens Lisbon Street location in Lewiston
The Buzz: Learn and Grow Childcare Center opens a third location in Lewiston; Nutty Netties Café soft opening set for new Court Street location in Auburn.
Posted inEvents, Maine
Watch ‘Breakdown: Turning anguish into action,’ a discussion on Lewiston shooting
The discussion was held at the Benjamin Mays Center at Bates College.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
In Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls area significant increase seen in number of young people using adult education
A significant number of younger students are using adult education, both locally and statewide.