Loss affects families, employees and local businesses.
Franklin County
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Grant will help Mt. Abram students
Mt. Abram students will benefit from the $5,000 MaineSparks grant awarded to Rural Aspirations to support the Maine Forest Collaborative program.
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New invasive insect damages broccoli, similar veggies
An insect found last year in Franklin County, swede midge, poses an economic threat to those raising broccoli, cauliflower and other members of the brassica family.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Stay-at-home violations: Law enforcement to focus on education rather than arrests
Authorities respond to Gov. Janet Mills’ order to stay home or risk criminal charges.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County commissioners sign pact with dispatchers
The contract gives a $1 an hour wage increase in the first year and 3% for each of the following years.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, The Franklin Journal
Cancellations
Several cancellations have been announced due to coronavirus concerns. Other changes may happen, so check with the organizer or venue for verification.
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Oxford Hills, Politics, River Valley
Franklin and Oxford counties polling places
Albany Township: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town House Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room Bethel: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Bethel Legion Hall Bridgton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Buckfield: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Canton: 8 a.m. to 8 […]
Posted inFranklin, News, Oxford Hills
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Livermore: Board of Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Board of Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Franklin County Commissioners Agenda – Tuesday, Feb. 18
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FEBRUARY 18, 2020 10:00 A.M. APPOINTMENTS: 10:00 A.M. Detention Center, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Bid Award Discussion 10:15 A.M. EMA Director Tim Hardy, Mosher Hill Tower Repair Costs and Pest Control Contract 10:20 A.M. Acting Communication Director Amanda Simoneau, Promotion at Communications Center, Consideration of Teamsters Contract Extension, Work Station Quote and Communication […]
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Farmington doctor leads by example when it comes to LGBTQ care in rural Maine
Access to quality health care has long been a problem for Maine’s roughly 70,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, officials said.