Businesses can be awarded as much as $100,000 from a pool of $5.8 million funds in this first round of grant awards.
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Rangeley Fire Rescue assists paddlers out of lakes during 40-mile race Saturday
More than 13 paddlers were pulled from the waters due to high wind and choppy water, Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon said.
Lewiston and Farmington organizations to receive $3.3 million in Maine Connectivity Authority grants
SeniorsPlus and YWCA Central Maine in Lewiston, and Franklin County Adult and Community Education in Farmington are set to receive $3.3 million in total between them to bring digital improvements and better internet access to their communities.
Governor’s commission meets officials from towns, counties affected by 2023 flooding in western Maine
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission met with state and federal officials, representatives of Franklin and Oxford counties emergency management agencies, and town officials from Rumford, Mexico, Jay and Farmington at the Rumford Falls Auditorium.
Two juveniles, one man arrested related to pickup truck theft in Oxford, Franklin counties
Logan Smith, 24, of Rumford, a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old were charged Wednesday in a pickup truck theft out of Mexico.
Cooling centers pop up as heat wave hits Maine
With a possibly historic heatwave upon us, here are some of the Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties’ cooling centers.
Truck hydroplanes off road, strikes pole in Washington Township
Gage Donnell of Dexter and his two passengers were not injured, Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan said.
Franklin County commissioners to meet mornings this summer
The change from 3:30 p.m. to 10 a.m. would begin June 18.
Check yourself: Franklin Memorial Hospital advises to be alert for ticks
Dr. Ross Isacke at Franklin Memorial Hospital recommends regular tick checks and hanging onto those ticks to better understand how they may have affected you.