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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Bemis Track in Rangeley Plantation gets funds to fix storm damage
Eighteen sections along an 8-mile stretch of the Bemis Track were washed out in heavy rain and flooding on Dec. 18, 2023.
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Posted inNews, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Former middle school in Mexico razed
The spot will end up a parking lot for Mountain Valley Community School, which is slated to open in early 2026.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Norway to ask voters to tweak several ordinances at June town meeting
Town leaders are working to replace the sign ordinance, which Maine Municipal Association advised is unenforceable.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills fires back after Trump’s demand for ‘full throated apology’
The governor refutes the president’s claims that he is trying to protect women, saying that if he wanted to do that he would be focusing on the economy, health care, education and foreign aid.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County applications for opioid settlement funds available April 1
Applications must support prevention, treatment, harm reduction and/or recovery in Franklin County.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Spring storm delivers slick roads, crashes, closures in Maine
Fire and police departments across the state report a high number of accidents.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Farmington’s Alana Knapp reflects on libraries, literacy and community
Farmington resident Alana Knapp, assistant director of Treat Memorial Library, shares how her rural upbringing shaped her passion for literacy and community engagement.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston’s MILL museum can be a cultural hub for the community, leader says
Working: Rachel Ferrante is taking the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor into a new era.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Maine, Outdoors, Things to Do
Booking Maine’s most sought-after campsites is a competitive sport
Reservations for this summer have opened at many popular campgrounds, and some are filling up fast.