By Janice Sweeney JAY – Last Friday, the Frank L. Mitchell Veterans of Foreign Wars post’s rib dinner was an unbelievable success. The community always comes through for us. We have not…
By Sen. Russell Black While the COVID-19 outbreak has made everything a little harder than it used to be, those of us who represent you in Augusta have not stopped working or…
WELD —The public is invited to a snowshoe walk, hosted by the United Way of the Tri-Valley, on Sunday, Jan. 31, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Webb Lake unit…
Pets of the Week is a regular column featuring pets available for adoption at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Otis, Male, 1 year, Mixed-Breed: Otis is a new arrival from Mississippi! He is…
SMITHFIELD – Robert “Rob” L. Jones passed away Jan. 9, 2021 at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta. Rob spent many summers at his grandmother’s home on Chebeague Island when he was…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for some agricultural…
So sad, unnecessary, preventable, and shameful. And all for The Big Lie that the November presidential election was rigged, fraudulent, and stolen. Nothing but a Big Lie manufactured and repeated time and…
Margaret Ann Cary, 95, passed away on January 11, 2021 at her daughter’s home on Center Street, in Rangeley, Maine, with family at her side. Margaret (‘Marge’) was the wife of Harry…
What is going on in this country? I am an old man, and I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of this country; but it was always my country,…
AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is partnering with the Maine Primitive Skills School and Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine to offer a new monthly outdoor educational series for families with…