FARMINGTON — The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County has expanded its hours for distributing free at-home COVID-19 test kits at its office at 105 Mt. Blue Circle, Suite #1 while supplies last. The tests kits can now be picked up from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The tests being distributed […]
2022
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K-12 scholarship fund accepting applications
The Maine Children’s Scholarship Fund is accepting applications for the 2022-23 school year. The scholarships are for students in kindergarten through 12th grade for tuition for public or private school, or toward homeschooling expenses, according to a news release from the scholarship fund program, based in Bangor. The scholarship pays 75% of tuition up to […]
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Farmington church plans free Easter program
‘Shadow of the Cross’ will be presented April 15 and 17.
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U.S. speeds entry for Ukrainians as more reach Mexico border
U.S. officials began funneling Ukrainians Wednesday to a pedestrian crossing in San Diego that is temporarily closed to the public, hoping to process 578 people a day there with 24 officers.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts police department says it lost 2 years of drug case evidence
Records of drug purchases by undercover detectives and informants are missing in Fall River. The police chief says it’s “inexcusable and an embarrassment.”
Posted inNation & World, New England
11 charged with arranging sham marriages to get green cards
The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts says hundreds of marriages were arranged via a large-scale “agency” in Los Angeles at a cost of $20,000 to $30,000 each.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston couple plans to build city’s first Holocaust museum
Plans call for “an interactive, cautionary experience” at time of increased antisemitism and xenophobia around the world.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Bucks prevent short-handed Celtics from clinching division title
Boston, playing without Jayson Tatum and Al Horford, succumbs to a late Milwaukee run and drops into third place in the Eastern Conference.
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NHL roundup: Doug Wilson stepping down as Sharks GM
Wilson, who has been on leave since November because of a medical issue, is leaving his job after 19 seasons.
Posted inMaine
Bill to limit reasons police can pull over motorists hits roadblock in Maine House
Eighteen Democrats joined Republicans to vote against a bill that would end traffic stops for minor infractions that proponents say affect people of color at higher rates than white motorists.