With no police department in town to enforce an ordinance, the select board will ask residents to follow state regulations and simply be good neighbors.
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Wilton to consider outdoor town meeting proposal
The Board of Selectpersons discussed the proposal for an Aug. 10 town meeting, and reviewed guidelines for the July 14 elections.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls approves funds to hire lawyer to aid wastewater plant changes
Selectmen also voted not to let the Apple Pumpkin Festival be held at the town’s Recreation Field.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Maine movie theaters get ready to reopen, but will viewers show?
Smitty’s Cinemas, Cinemagic theaters and the Nickelodeon in Portland all plan to open in the next couple of weeks, knowing that getting people back to the movies will be a challenge.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester
A diminished “college experience” ought to cost less, insist more than 500 signers of a petition that details concerns about Bates’ plans for the fall. The school, however, insists it has layed out adequate options for on- and off-campus education for its students.
Posted inBusiness, News, Oxford Hills
State adopts reopening plan for casinos; no word when Oxford will open
Hollywood Casino in Bangor will feature its slot machines starting Friday, but table games will remain closed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Errors cloud emergency loan program’s impact on Maine jobs
The U.S. Small Business Administration has made unverified claims about the number of jobs retained in Maine because of the Paycheck Protection Program.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland’s Zootility Tools takes a crack at a better face mask
The founder of Portland-based Zootility Tools has come up with a design that requires no sewing, no elastic and no wires, and says glasses won’t fog up because the mask fits so snugly.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Immigration rules could force some of Maine’s international college students to leave U.S.
Bowdoin College could be hit particularly hard by the rules, which prohibit international students from staying here if all of their classes are taken online.