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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County commissioners approve $138,073 for student scholarships
The money comes from the tax increment financing account for unorganized territories.
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Posted inMaine, News
Brunswick man who died in boating accident was hardworking, community-focused
Sam Sharpe, 23, of Brunswick, died after a boating accident in South Harpswell on Friday.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay selectpersons set property tax rate $1 lower than last year
The board used $250,000 from the undesignated fund to keep the tax rate down.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez resigns from Senate after bribery convictions
George Helmy, a former top aide to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, will take the seat until November.
Posted inNation / World
Deep seas, tight spaces impede search for 6 missing after yacht sinks off Sicily
Officials believe the vessel was struck by a tornado over the water early Monday and sank quickly.
Posted inNation / World
Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all 3 bridges over Russia’s Seym River
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the operation is aimed at making a buffer zone to prevent future attacks on his nation from across the border.
Posted inFranklin, News, Outdoors
Photos: Fishing for bass in Wilton
Jermaine Whittier, 14, of Wilton casts his line for bass in Wilson Pond.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Three congressional candidate debates slated in Maine’s 2nd District
Jared Golden and Austin Theriault plan to face off three times in six days in early October. None of the debates are in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: ‘This is a huge violation’ Vandals destroy community garden in Auburn
Street talk: For three nights straight the Whitney Street Community Garden became the victim of an all-out assault by vandals who either went over the fence or straight through it.