Maine School Administrative District 17 will lose more than $1 million in state funding next year even as operating costs continue to climb.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Movie Review: ‘A Working Man’
Jason Statham has a new movie out. He plays with a guy who used to work in a violent profession, but he’s sworn to leave that life behind. But now some bad people have messed with his employer (the only people to help him out when he was at a low point), and he’s going […]
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Work on Wilton water transmission line replacement to run through June on Weld Road
The construction part of the project has begun on Weld Road, near the Town Office.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford nixes proposal for full-time fire department
Overall spending will drop almost $344,000 due to cuts in capital purchasing.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Easter and Holy Week events
REGION — Here is a partial list of services and events scheduled for Easter 2025. Call your local house of worship to confirm dates and times if not listed below. FARMINGTON — The member churches of the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry (FAEM) announce their schedule for Holy Week 2025. Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday, all […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
UMF presents trio of alumni authors
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present a trio of distinguished authors – all UMF graduates – as presenters at the April event of its popular Visiting Writers series. UMF alumni writers Dennis Camire, Aliza Dube, and Zoe Stonetree will read from their work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17, […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Extension announces community garden map
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched an updated community garden map to help connect Mainers looking for an opportunity to plant, tend, and harvest vegetables and flowers in a communal space. The Community Garden Map includes information about local community gardens that allow individuals to have their own garden plots […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Food Sovereignty ordinance passed for Oxford County UT’s
Commissioners voted to support the ability of local residents to produce, sell, purchase and consume local foods and reduce government regulation.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Suspect arrested after chase in Oxford County ends in Poland crash
Early reports were that the chase began after a RAM pickup truck had been stolen from a dealership on Main Street in Norway by a man who took the keys and sped away.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
As Jay mill comes down for engineered wood plant, tariffs on imports an unknown factor
John Godfrey, owner of Godfrey Wood Products, has received permits to build the facility at the former site of the Androscoggin Mill on Riley Road but is concerned about what tariffs will do to the cost.