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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue Relays blend fun and competition
FARMINGTON — With music playing throughout the event, some runners in costume, some teams with parents and/or coaches participating, the Mt. Blue Relays provided a fun atmosphere in the week preceding the KVAC League Championship. But there was also a competitive aspect. The Camden Hills boys and Bangor girls took first place among the 18 […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director
Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
Posted inMaine
Cornish man sues pharmacies, hospital after his wife died because she couldn’t get life-saving medication
Stephen Jenkins said his wife went 4 days without her prescribed blood-thinners after her doctor and pharmacists failed to communicate.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Wilton approves money for employee insurance coverage
Town Manager Maria Greeley said the town failed to notify employees who would have been eligible for the program when the law went into effect in September 2019.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Peru man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Thomas Bordeau Sr. is charged with four crimes in connection to the siege.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston World War I veteran gets military plaque on his unmarked grave
Joseph Tardiff was buried with full military honors at St. Peter’s Cemetery in 1920, but his grave site remained unmarked for 104 years.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man linked to ‘astounding’ amount of drugs, judge says
Investigators recovered 24 pounds of methamphetamine, prosecutors say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
E-ZPass center to be moved temporarily during construction
The customer service center at Maine Turnpike Authority headquarters will be under renovation into January.