Luis Frawley will serve 90 days of a three-year sentence and must register as a sex offender for 25 years.
Franklin County Maine
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington weekly peace vigil celebrates 20th anniversary
Since January 2002, local activists have stood vigil on exceedingly hot days and cold ones; in rainstorms and in blizzards — which this reporter has witnessed. The Franklin Journal spoke with many of these activists to learn of the vigil’s story and how it’s endured for two decades.
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Center for Entrepreneurial Studies launches Makerspace in Farmington
The program teaches participants how to build their brands, create products and find creativity and “empowerment.”
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Black History Month/A Black Weld settler, local anti-slavery support
Pompey “Pomp” Russell was a slave, served with the colonists during the Revolutionary War, later settled in Weld.
Posted inFranklin
Wilton Select Board authorizes town’s first marijuana dispensary application
Ample discussion was had during the select board meeting over the “process” by which the dispensary application was authorized.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Tom Saviello will not run for governor
Saviello is choosing not to run to be the governor of Maine due to a variety of factors including potential difficulties relating to younger voters and enjoying retirement.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 ‘compromises’ on amended COVID-19 procedures for isolation
Regional School Unit 9 Chair Carol Coles said the decision was “one of the most difficult that I think we faced as a board.”
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Tom Saviello announces he will not run for governor
Among the six reasons are he “cannot identify” with younger voters and is “tired of party politics.”
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 9 board discusses district reapportionment
Following the census, RSU 9’s Board of Directors is up for reapportionment – effectively reassigning the number of directors based on the population of the district.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue Middle School closed Monday due to heating issues
School was back on Feb. 1. Superintendent Chris Elkington wrote to families that “a series of events” led to the middle school closure.