The property tax impact of Franklin County’s new budget will be determined in July.
June 2014
Posted inMaine, News
Five hurt when truck spills logs onto SUV
The logging truck blew a tire and flipped its load onto an SUV, sending the truck driver as well as four SUV passengers, including a baby, to the hospital.
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Posted inMaine, News
Sanford man among three charged with fatal stabbing of teen
The 18-year-old and two young men from New Hampshire are accused of murdering a teenager whose body was found in Maine.
Posted inSports
Belgium beats South Korea 1-0, will face the U.S. next
None of the Asian teams advance to the Round of 16.
Posted inMaine, News
Somerset County budget set
The Budget Committee failed to override the commissioners’ budget, so a $5.8 million package goes into effect July 1.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine lobstermen’s group seeks end to federal ban on discussions related to supply
It says a 1958 consent decree related to price-fixing is obsolete and hampers its ability to be part of fishery management.
Posted inNation & World
Last Native American survivor of Bataan Death March dies
Phillip Coon dies in Oklahoma at age 95.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Safety official: All oil trains are possible danger
Federal regulators are under pressure to improve safety after a string of derailments and fires.
Posted inMaine, News
Restoration of L.L. Bean’s former home up for review in Freeport
The project would return the property to its early-1900s appearance.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
LePage blames messenger for his own message on Social Security
After lumping the entitlement in with welfare programs, LePage gets a jolt from the third rail of politics – and calls out the Press Herald.