The earthquake just before 4 a.m. Tuesday was centered near Vinalhaven, an island in Penobscot Bay.
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Posted inHealth, Local News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford will be first in Maine to offer a ‘Baby Box’ for parents in crisis with newborns
The town gave final approval to enter into a contract with Safe Haven Baby Boxes for the climate-controlled, padded box to be ready to use by as early as this winter.
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Posted inNews, Things to Do
Lewiston, Poland, Farmington, Bath — music is everywhere this week | Get out!
Things to do this week in the area.
Posted inNews, The Bethel Citizen
Thorman graduates summa cum laude from UMaine Orono
The Bethel native received a bachelor’s degree in social work.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, The Bethel Citizen
Udderly Obsessed: Frank Shaw owns 4,000 milk bottles
What started with a flea market purchase turned into a floor-to-ceiling obsession.
Posted inLocal News, News, The Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley receives grants for police accreditation, public safety health
The Rangeley Board of Selectmen on Monday, Aug. 18, approved spending $48,735 in newly awarded grants for the town’s public safety departments. The grants will cover the costs of police department accreditation as well as comprehensive cardiac and cancer screenings for police and firefighters. Police Chief Richard Caton IV applied for both grants. A $5,000 […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Republicans call on Secretary of State Bellows to resign. Again.
In a news release calling for her resignation, Republicans sought to connect Shenna Bellows’ refusal to cooperate with the Trump administration to a fatal crash in Lewiston last week.
Posted inMaine, News
1 killed, 3 seriously injured in Winthrop crash
Police say witnesses reported a speeding car on U.S. Route 202 before the fatal three-car crash Saturday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills pledged to revive Maine’s tribal relations board. Most state seats are empty.
Hobbled by vacancies, political clashes and structural limitations, the future of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission is hazy.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMA’s new building to expand workforce opportunities
The University of Maine at Augusta on Tuesday will unveil the Capital Center for Nursing and Cybersecurity Workforce Development that will house two growing programs aimed at meeting state workforce needs.