With increasing costs to operate and more families seeking assistance, the Farmington Care and Share Food Closet will not be giving out Thanksgiving food baskets this year.
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Four takeaways from former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s exit as Trump attorney general pick
Gaetz announced suddenly Thursday that he’s withdrawing from consideration, amid continued revelations about sexual misconduct claims against him, questions about a looming House Ethics Committee report and resistance from his fellow Republicans.
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Windows to be replaced at Franklin County Courthouse
All of the windows on the main floor and second floor will be replaced with Andersen windows, county Facility Manager Nick Palmer said.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Phillips voters approve $75,000 transfer to Fire Department
Selectmen will decide at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Phillips Town Office if they will sign the purchase and sale agreement and go under contract for a delivery of a 2004 Ferrara engine.
Posted inBusiness, News
3 Maine counties now have median home price over $500,000
The state’s ongoing inventory shortage, coupled with the high demand for single-family homes, has led to a record-breaking year for home prices in Maine.
Posted inMaine, Oxford Hills
Fire crews save most of Waterford home Thursday morning
No injuries were reported in the 9 a.m. blaze at 55 Sweden Road.
Posted inNews
Brunswick aerospace company awarded $150,000 grant in push to launch
Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace received $150,000 in funding in the second and final phase of a pandemic recovery program. The company said it plans to use the funding to further its commercial space launch goals.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Kaydenz Kitchen awarded $2.5 million toward permanent shelter in Lewiston
The grant awarded is a milestone in the city’s effort to develop a permanent, 24-hour shelter.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Planned Parenthood says requests for birth control spiked in Maine after Trump election
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England said appointment requests for long-acting contraceptives like IUDs nearly doubled in the week after the Nov. 5 election.