Phillips News

PHILLIPS a ' Damage to two roads in Phillips from the June 27 weekend rains was estimated at nearly $193,000, Town Manager Jim Collins said Monday.

PHILLIPS a ' A quick-hitting, heavy rainstorm flooded seven roads and washed some out early Saturday, Phillips fire Chief and Emergency Management Director James Gould said.

Severe weather Friday night dropped several inches of rain in just two hours, destroying several roads.

STRONG a ' A celebration of Strong's heritage and its American Indian settlers takes place Friday with a parade, barbecue and music as the town hosts its annual Pierpole Days Festival.

In response to New England employers' growing need for information on today's foremost workplace and employment-related issues, the Portland, ME office of Fisher & Phillips LLP will be offering a series of free informational webinars.

Q: As swine flu continues to spread from Mexico to the U.S., New Zealand, and several countries in Europe, is there anything employers should be doing to protect their business and employees? A: Since the swine flu epidemic is still evolving in scope and severity, all employees should first and foremost monitor and comply with the recommendations ...

Firm's Labor Letter Takes Top Honors PORTLAND, MAINE, ATLANTA & NEW ORLEANS - Fisher & Phillips, which in January expanded into New England by merging with prominent Portland, Maine employment and labor firm Moss Shapiro, today announced that its Labor Letter newsletter produced by the firm is the Burton Award recipient for Best Law Firm Newsletter ...

Two songs into Ray LaMontagne's set at the Shubert a chorus of audience members screamed "Free Bird! Play Free Bird!" Rarely have I been to a concert where at least one chant for that glorious piece of Southern rock was not barked.

ROCKLAND : This spring, MSAD#5 Adult & Community Education is hosting several classes on locally grown herbs and how to utilize them for better health and nutrition.

ROCKLAND : Maine School Administrative District 5 Adult & Community Education will host several classes on locally grown herbs and how to use them for better health and nutrition.

There will be a new yet familiar face at Mt. Abram High School next year. At their April 3 meeting, SAD 58 directors selected Brenda Stevens to fill the principal's position.

Gold Star Honeybees, based in Bath, Maine is promoting healthy and sustainable beekeeping methods with their new Gold Star Top Bar Beehive Kit.

AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Department of Conservation and the Maine State Museum will honor North Pole explorer Admiral Robert E. Peary next week with a commemorative event at the museum.

A new van purchased by SeniorsPlus will make its premiere in Franklin County at a Spring Benefits Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Franklin Memorial Hospital's Bass Room.

Q: We have an employee in our Portland office who has started to complain that she is having various health issues as a result of the scented products used by certain other employees in the office.

A litter of eight puppies died Sunday in a fire that destroyed Thomas Gray's house on Gray Road, Rangeley fire-rescue Chief Rudy Davis said Monday.

A Farmington man was ejected from a car on Salem Road, Route 142, Monday after his car rolled over several times and came to rest against a utility pole, said Deputy Ken Charles of the Franklin County Sheriff's ...

A convicted sex offender was arrested Tuesday after he failed to register as a sex offender, according to police.

James "Jim" Collins has met a lot of new people since he began as town manager here on Nov.