Access to quality health care has long been a problem for Maine’s roughly 70,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, officials said.
Franklin County
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Grants available for Franklin, Somerset county nonprofits
Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. The Western Mountains Committee, a volunteer committee of Franklin and Somerset county residents and community leaders, reviews grants and makes recommendations for funding. The application deadline is Feb. 15. In 2019, […]
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New York man pleads guilty to role in attempted Rangeley drug robbery
Hector Munoz, 52, of New York City, pleaded guilty to charges relating to his role in a 2016 attempted drug robbery in Rangeley.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Freezing rain sends vehicles sliding off roads across central Maine
First responders were busy responding to a steady stream of accidents and slide-offs Friday morning.
Posted inCommunity
Franklin County Retired Educators gift supplies to new Wilton school teachers
The Franklin County Retired Educators recently participated in the annual Day of Caring, sponsored by the Maine Education Association Retired. To help the new teachers hired this year at Academy Hill School in Wilton, the group bought supplies the teachers needed to set up their classrooms. The items included math manipulatives, flash cards, books and […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Revised route for CMP transmission corridor provides new point of contention
Environmental regulators are considering a request from Central Maine Power to reroute 1 mile of its proposed corridor to avoid Beattie Pond, stirring up more questions about the controversial project.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Chesterville won’t let residents vote on moratorium aimed at delaying CMP project
Selectmen decline a request for a special town meeting vote aimed at temporarily preventing construction of a transmission line through the Franklin County town.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: August 1945, for three sisters the waiting is over
J.P. remembers waiting for Japan to surrender in 1945.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Maine Community Foundation awards $68K in grants
Recipients include MaineHealth, Rangeley Lakes Regional Historical Society, Town of Jackman.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Scholarships offered to adult learners
Deadline for applications is Aug. 16.