Arrests listed for June 2 through June 4 at Franklin County Detention Center.
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Mexico woman charged with threatening Rumford Dunkin’ employees with gun
Employees reported that a woman walked up to the drive-thru window at closing time, pointed a pistol at an employee and demanded use of a telephone.
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Hold Trump accountable
To the Editor: Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying his company’s business records to keep information from voters that he knew would harm his 2016 presidential campaign. Lying on official business filings is a serious criminal offense and another clear example of Trump’s pattern doing anything to gain or […]
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ATV LIVERMORE — The Brettuns Wheelers ATV Club (BWATV) meeting would normally be on June 11, but the Livermore Community Building is being used for voting that day. So the meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at the community building. Supper JAY — The menu for Frank L. Mitchell VFW […]
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Guest column: Don’t give up on FAFSA, your future
The rocky rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could be “catastrophic” to the college enrollment of America’s high school Class of 2024, higher education experts recently told Congress. But with public postsecondary education the engine of upward mobility, the University of Maine System (UMS) won’t let that happen to our […]
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Gold LEAF Institute Senior College kicks off
FARMINGTON — Celebrate summer at Gold LEAF Institute Senior College!Learn more about Gold LEAF and the summer offerings at GLI’s Summer Kick-off and Annual Meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, Farmington. The Summer Term Kick-off and Annual Meeting is free and open to the public. GLI is a member-run organization affiliated with the University of Maine in Farmington. Our mission is to provide continued learning […]
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Adding details to Christensen story
To the Editor: We very much appreciated seeing our friend Russ Christensen on the front page of the Journal, May 24 (“Contributions of three men with local ties honored in photo exhibit”). While the details supplied were correct, we want to add some details about Russ’ significant contributions to Maine and the nation. In chronological order: Russ worked […]
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Extension launches podcast featuring farm experts
REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched the Maine Farmcast, a podcast that features weekly conversations with experts from across the country sharing insights and advice for both new and seasoned farmers running operations of any size. “This is a way to share conversations around the livestock industry that relate to research, production, […]
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Amanda Berube joins Franklin Health Primary Care
FARMINGTON — Amanda Berube, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has joined the medical staff of Franklin Health Primary Care, one of five primary care practices of Franklin Community Health Network (FCHN). Most recently Berube was a float pool nurse (RN) at the Veterans Administration at Togus caring for acute and critical care patients. Berube received her bachelor’s […]
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Tree ID Day in Farmington a success
FARMINGTON — Maine Woodland Owners hosted its first annual “Tree ID Day” on Saturday, June 1st, to promote the importance of knowing the names and characteristics of Maine’s most common forest trees. Maine Woodland Owners is a statewide non-profit organization that promotes stewardship of Maine’s small woodland resources by supporting good forest management and advocating […]