The multidenominational prayer service will be held Oct. 1 outside the State House in Augusta.
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inCommunity, Franklin, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Phillips-based school district supports hiring school resource officer
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office presents information on hiring and cost of an officer.
advertisement
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business
The Sedgley Place in Greene is a dream come true for longtime patron-turned-owner
A few short years after returning to Auburn from New York, Ali Desjardin jumped back into the hospitality scene, unwittingly setting off a chain of events that would lead to the ownership of the celebrated restaurant, The Sedgley Place, in Greene.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Portland educator, politician hired as Maine’s first green schools director
Former University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings began work this week promoting sustainability in the state’s schools.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based school district to livestream board meetings again
The practice stopped last year to save money.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
New Hampshire man sentenced to 16 years in deadly Berwick shooting
Daniel Lafrenier, 33, pleaded guilty in June to manslaughter in the death of 37-year-old Mark Forest.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Androscoggin County, News, Oxford Hills
Hebron student becomes Eagle Scout
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School senior James Estes has dedicated his Eagle Scout project to the memory of his longtime scoutmaster, James “Jim” Hatch.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 snags $500K grant for school safety
The grant requires a $167,000 match, which is included in the district’s 2024-25 school budget proposal.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway approves money transfer for culvert replacements
Work on Emerson Road has started; Crockett Ridge Road project does not yet have a start date.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Grade controls being installed above Welchville Dam in Oxford
The grade controls will relieve pressure on the dam, which was installed in the mid-nineteenth century.