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Hello and good morning, from a definitely hotter, maybe-somewhat-wetter western Maine. My garden is happy, of course, since we're basically in a big greenhouse this month, but I've been enjoying the summer from both yard and couch, depending on the daily humidity.
Over the past weekend, The Wall That Heals — a traveling, 375-foot replica of the wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. — came to Farmington, thanks to a year of hard work by planners with the local American Legion and hundreds of volunteers.
The wall names more than 58,000 service members that were killed or went missing in action during the Vietnam War. The wall lists 340 Mainers, with 10 from Franklin County. It is the traveling memorial's only visit to Maine this year.
And, kudos to The Maine Monitor team for its haul of 10 awards from the National Newspaper Association Foundation. Among the stories recognized is a story on how Norridgewock has better prepared itself for future floods. |
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We're off to a hot start to July, running about 4 degrees over the average. | WGME
Overdose deaths have fallen more than 20 percent since the beginning of the year. | Maine Public
Two towns in MSAD 58 have started the process to withdraw from the school district. | Franklin Journal (Maine Monitor context: What does it mean to withdraw from a Maine school district?)
A freeze in federal education funding is beginning to impact summer programs in Maine, including in MSAD 54. | News Center Maine
Maine has enacted a ban on so-called 'floating camps' on state waters. | Maine Public
A revised police budget passed on its second try in Rangeley, having initially rejected it last month. | Rangeley Highlander
The Wall That Heals drew more than 8,700 to Farmington, according to the event organizer | Sun Journal
A 13-year-old immigrant was arrested during a traffic stop near Farmington. It took 2 weeks to get her home to Massachusetts. | Bangor Daily News
While the scale of the flash floods that devastated parts of Texas last week isn't likely in Maine, state officials are urging preparedness. | Maine Public
A shortage of seasonal workers has slowed planned projects in Rumford. | Rumford Falls Times
ICE arrests in Maine are up 50 percent since the beginning of the year, equating to roughly 100 total arrests. Those figures do not account for arrests by Border Patrol. | Maine Public |
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