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Posted inNation / World
Justice Department reaches $100 million settlement with ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse
The funds will go to the budgets of federal agencies affected by the collision. Others, including the state of Maryland, are pursuing separate damages.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man charged with drugs and gun crimes
Agents say they found cocaine and nearly a dozen guns.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County approves funding to pay for medical space addition to county jail
Commissioners also approved a request from the Farmington Downtown Association to decorate the pine tree at county Courthouse.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: Area students make thank you gifts for first responders
Cards and gifts are to given to first responders in Lewiston and Auburn on Friday as a thank you for their response to the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Kids drive push to continue bowling league in year after it was upended
The young bowlers, their parents and coaches say the league is like a family and they’ve helped each other through ongoing struggles.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethical code, committee says
A judicial conduct panel is recommending that Justice Catherine Connors, a former private attorney who represented banks, be sanctioned for not recusing herself from 2 cases that upended the state’s foreclosure process.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Creating a memorial to the mass shooting not expected to be easy
Those working on a memorial have many questions and few answers.
Posted inNation / World, News
Prosecutors to recommend resentencing Menendez brothers in 1989 killings of their parents
The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Speeding, fireworks and noise concerns highlight Kingfield meeting
Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. reviewed traffic data, discussed fireworks complaints, and addressed noise issues during the Oct. 21 Kingfield Select Board meeting, while Town Manager Leanna Targett later noted that the traffic data might have been affected by Route 16 vehicles.