It will take a two-thirds vote of the Budget Committee to override the commissioners’ change.
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Competing Republican State Senate candidates both worked with LePage
Two Democrats seek party’s nomination for state representative from House District 112, which includes Starks, Anson and Kingfield, among 16 communities in Somerset and Franklin counties.
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Strong man dies at a Lewiston hospital after becoming ill at Franklin County jail
Michael Evans, 36, was evaluated by medical staff at the jail and it was recommended he go to a Farmington hospital for further treatment.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Mt. Blue graduates hailed for their resilience
Many graduates referred to themselves as the “Class of Corona,” instead of the Class of 2020.
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Franklin County budget panel schedules sessions in Farmington
Meetings, hearing and votes will be in June and July.
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MaineCF’s Western Mountains Committee Awards $92,000 in grants
The Western Mountains Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $92,525 in grants to 11 nonprofits, according to a news release from Carl Little, communications manager of the foundation, based in Ellsworth. Grant recipients include: • Greater Franklin Food Council, to hire a school garden coach to support and strengthen school gardens throughout Franklin […]
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Workforce development board seeks proposals to help with training unemployed
The service area is Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford, Franklin and Somerset counties.
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UMF holds 2-day virtual commencement ceremony
University of Maine at Farmington’s 2020 graduates enjoyed a two-day virtual commencement ceremony.
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High Peaks Alliance works with five clubs on trail maintenance projects
The High Peaks Alliance, a local nonprofit volunteer organization based in Madrid that has spent the last 13 years dedicated to keeping public access to the region, successfully submitted a request to the Franklin County Economic Development Council for a $64,000 TIF grant to support the trail maintenance projects of five clubs in the unorganized […]
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WinterKids gives $25,000 to Sugarloaf Ski Club King’s Kids Fund
8th annual Downhill 24 raises $562,000 to help Maine kids to get outside more.