Town Manager Natalie Andrews said she would post for the positions right away to find five regular members and three alternates before the next budget season.
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Posted inMaine
Maine’s public defense commission relaxes some of its attorney eligibility rules
In an effort to address the state’s public defense crisis, the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services voted to make it easier for some lawyers to get waivers for their experience and training requirements.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway Planning Board to rule on demolition of Deering Street home
The Select Board appointed the Planning Board as the Historic Review Committee to see if the property can be torn down.
Posted inNation / World
Sharks test positive for cocaine in Brazil’s drug-polluted waters
Brazilian sharpnose sharks found with cocaine in their livers and muscles highlight the impact of the illegal drug trade on marine life, scientists say.
Posted inMaine, News
Sweetgrass harvesting may return to Acadia
Gathering sweetgrass, which the Wabanaki have traditionally used in basket weaving and for ceremonies, has been outlawed in the national park since it was formally established in 1916.
Posted inMaine, News
Norway woman, 65, killed in crash along Oxford’s Main Street
Her vehicle was struck by a pickup truck and police have charged the driver with having false license plates.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo Album: Sounds of Summer in Auburn
Community band entertains crowd Wed. night.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton allows equipment purchases for swimming areas in town
The board also voted 3-2 to allow a dedication of a plaque in memory of the late Michael Flagg.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lawyers for Lewiston shooting victims, survivors seek investigation by Pentagon
They call on Maine’s congressional delegation to push for a Department of Defense probe, arguing that the Army’s investigation and a review by the Army’s inspector general had a ‘narrow scope’ and offered ‘conflicting conclusions.’
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County judge sets bail at $10,000 for New York woman in connection to trafficking in cocaine, reckless conduct
Tasia R. Jackson, 29, of New York, New York said her mother could post the bail.