The move was prompted by concerns for pedestrian safety and traffic flow when the bandstand was in use at Veterans Park.
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Lawsuit claims 2 women working for Knox County are paid less than male colleague
Two long-time employees at the district attorney’s office in Knox County are suing, saying the county has paid them less to do the same work for more than a decade.
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Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Maine
11 things you’re likely to find in any Maine camp
Whether it’s a rustic cabin with no running water or a lake house with Wi-Fi, any camp you enter is bound to have these essential items.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Maine joins lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cuts
The lawsuit argues the Trump administration has used the clause as the basis of a ‘slash-and-burn campaign’ to cut federal grants.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Injury and illness cut 100-mile winter trek short, but not hiking trio’s spirit
Ryan Wilford and team ended their hike early but raised $4,000 for youth.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers advance additional spending bills
Many of the bills advanced by the budget committee either had nominal costs or had their funding reduced, as nearly 300 bills, totalling more than $2 billion in spending over 2 years, competed for only $5 million funding.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Sabattus trailer park residents face steep rent increase
The park owners cite state rent control legislation as the reason they are being forced to raise rents. But the law itself says otherwise.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills school district sets goal to improve daily attendance
Officials at Maine School Administrative District 17 are working to address the problem with chronic absenteeism.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Versant Power customers will see another rate increase next month
Maine’s second-largest electric utility serves about 165,000 customers in northern and eastern Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, The Franklin Journal
Part of former Jay paper mill to be waste processing site
‘The goal is to provide municipalities with better transportation solutions, more accessible collection points, lower costs, and help Maine achieve its 50% recycling goal,’ said Michael Carroll, executive director of Municipal WasteHub.