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More than 2,700 acres of critical wildlife habitat conserved in Maine’s High Peaks Region in northern Franklin County
MOUNT ABRAM TOWNSHIP — A total of 2,706 acres have been added to the Mount Abraham Maine Public Reserved Land in northern Franklin County, conserving areas between Saddleback Mountain in Sandy River Plantation and Mount Abraham in Mount Abram Township. “The total purchase cost for the parcels was approximately...
Rangeley board to hold hearing on Monday on proposed 2024-25 municipal budget
RANGELEY — Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday at the Town Office on an estimated nearly $5.8 million municipal budget. The municipal budget will go to vote from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the polls on June 11 at the Town Office. The...
Jeffrey Chute named Androscoggin County administrator
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commissioners unanimously named Jail Administrator Jeffrey Chute as the new county administrator during Wednesday evening’s meeting. Chute, who has worked for the county for nearly 30 years, takes over for interim County Administrator and Sheriff Eric Samson, who has held that position since October 2023.
Lewiston councilors set new date for school budget vote after residents reject it
LEWISTON — Councilors voted unanimously at their special meeting Wednesday to hold a school budget validation revote Tuesday, June 11. There was little discussion among councilors during the roughly 10-minute meeting. Because it is also primary day, residents will vote by ward. Voters rejected the proposed $111.47 million school...
Franklin County budget committee to make final decision on $10.6 million budget
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee is set to decide Monday whether to accept or override county commissioners’ $10.6 million budget for 2024-25. The committee is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. upstairs at the county courthouse. Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously on May 7 to...
Bates College Discordians club to host first BatesCon
LEWISTON — The Bates College club Discordians will be holding its first BatesCon event Saturday. The public welcome convention is the first of its kind featuring speakers, board games, video games, role-playing games, how-tos, vendors, food trucks and more. Discordians co-president Jeremy Schrieber said originally setting out for a...
City’s planning board supports Lake Auburn watershed ordinance changes
AUBURN — A series of changes to relatively new ordinance language regarding phosphorus controls, development and septic system designs in the Lake Auburn watershed received a favorable recommendation from the Planning Board on Tuesday. Now the changes will go back to the City Council for deliberation, public hearings and...
Franklin County commissioners to seek public input during strategic planning sessions next week
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold strategic planning meetings around the county next week seeking input from residents about what they would like to see for the future of the county. The idea is to form a road map to guide commissioners, county staff and residents about what...
Dollar coin honoring Lewiston’s Dr. Bernard Lown to be issued Thursday
The U.S. Mint plans to release a new dollar coin at noon Thursday honoring Lewiston High School graduate Dr. Bernard Lown, the inventor of the defibrillator and a Nobel Peace Prize honoree for his work with Physicians for Social Responsibility. The coin, which bears Lown’s image along with a defibrillator,...
Sea Dogs hold on to beat Somerset, 11-10
The Portland Sea Dogs scored six runs in the first three innings and tacked on four more in the fifth to edge the Somerset Patriots 11-10 in the opener of an Eastern League six-game series Tuesday night at Bridgewater, New Jersey. Kyle Teel was 3 for 4, scored four runs...
Windham man acquitted on manslaughter charge in 2022 Turner fatal
AUBURN — A Windham man who was in high-speed pursuit of a pickup truck that fatally crashed into a car on Route 4 in Turner in 2022 was found not guilty of manslaughter Tuesday. An Androscoggin County Superior Court jury of nine men and three women deliberated for an...
Franklin County to apply for $700,000 from TIF program for new operations center
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to apply for a $700,000 grant from the county’s tax-increment financing program to help pay for a $4.4 million emergency operations center on County Way. The county was awarded $2 million from Congress and has $1.67 million from the American Recovery...
Former camper to lead summer recreation program in Jay
JAY — Emma DiPompo, who attended the Spruce Mountain Summer Recreation Program as a child and was a counselor in her teen years, is now a leader for the program. DiPompo, 25, of Jay said she is excited about the opportunity to run the program with Co-director Jared Berry of Livermore. The program starts June 24 and will take place at Spruce Mountain Middle School.
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