Ben Bragdon will be the Sun Journal’s new managing editor and Jessica Lowell was promoted to managing editor of the Central Maine newspapers.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Spring snowstorm blankets central Maine
Several inches of snow fell Monday afternoon in Maine, sending vehicle sliding on the roads.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County to create 3 offices at Farmington jail
The renovations, at a cost of $162,800, will be paid for through a federal grant.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton town meeting set for June 16 at Academy Hill School
Elections of two selectpersons and one Regional School Unit 9 director will be held on June 10 at the Town Office.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, New England
Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
Weather balloons provide information that forecasters and computer models use to figure out what the weather will be and how dangerous it can get.
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.
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.