A simple 3-word code can help pinpoint emergencies in remote terrain, yet dispatchers and wardens caution that no app can replace planning and backcountry know-how.
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Maine’s Bigfoot Festival comes Oct. 18-19 to Eustis
Expert speakers, a Bigfoot calling contest and a quick draw camera game highlight the two-day event.
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Farmington boy, stepfather to conquer last of Maine’s 4,000-foot mountains Friday
Griffin Chouinard and Terry Storer drove Thursday to Baxter State Park to hike the 4,151-foot North Brother Mountain.
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Androscoggin River, once a ‘national disgrace’, should be recognized for cleanup efforts, advocates say
Advocates propose reclassifying the water quality of the river from Rumford to Lisbon — a move they say could spark economic growth.
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Here’s 16 easy hikes in every county in Maine
We’ve finally traded snow boots for hiking boots, so it’s time to discover great hikes in every corner of Maine.
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Right to know advocate gives talk on Maine Freedom of Access Act to public officials in Franklin County
Judith Meyer, former executive editor of the Sun Journal, gave an overview of the law to public officials, residents and others.
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Farmington courthouse window sills test positive for lead
Franklin County department offices are being sealed off with plastic to remove old windows and install new windows, which will temporary dislocate workers to another part of the courthouse.
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Franklin County jail administrator resigns
Major Douglas Blauvelt of Farmington had been a corrections officer since 2003 and became jail administrator in 2009. Lt. John Donald will step up in the interim.
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Farmington-based school district voting on grant for community resource center
Voters in Regional School Unit 9 will decide March 24 on accepting $1.6 million to buy the former Arthur D. Ingalls School at 144 High St. in Farmington.
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Wilton, North Jay boil-water order lifted
Residents of Wilton and North Jay were notified Tuesday afternoon that a boil-water order issued Friday was being lifted.