At the June 14 Selectmen meeting Michael MacNeil’s license for an adult use marijuana manufacturing facility was also approved.
Pam Harnden
Staff Writer
Pam Harnden, of Wilton, has been a staff writer for The Franklin Journal since 2012. Since 2015, she has also written for the Livermore Falls Advertiser and Sun Journal. She covers Livermore and Regional School Unit 73 school board meetings. She writes about people and community events in the greater Franklin County area and is the go-to person for school robotics competitions. Pam is a member of the Old Crow Indian Band and a supervisor for the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District. She enjoys cooking, gardening, flower arranging, reading, music and spending time with her grandchildren. Pam has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maine at Orono and has been involved personally and professionally with numerous agricultural endeavors.
New youth mental health taskforce needs members, ideas
Healthy Community Coalition Program Coordinator Jason Labbe and Director LeeAnna Lavoie shared information about data for mental health in Franklin County youth, and spoke of a grant and new taskforce that will help address those issues at the June 14 Farmington Selectmen meeting.
Livermore official asks for markers for suspected veterans’ graves
Peter Stokes also requested increasing pay for firefighters.
Staff supports SMMS Principal
Forty-one staff showed their support for Spruce Mountain Middle School Principal Caroline “Carrie” Luce.
Strawberry season is here for some growers
Berry Fruit Farm and Stevenson’s Strawberries are open for picking.
Faucets with high lead leach in SM buildings to be fixed
Some faucets will need to be worked on this summer after results of tests taken April 24 found 15 out of 102 fixtures in Regional School Unit 73 buildings with lead levels higher than 4 ppb.
Elementary students in Jay dunk principal
As part of the year-end field day at Spruce Mountain Elementary School, students who had shown kindness had the chance to try to dunk Principal Pat St. Clair.
Student art show opens at Otis FCU
JAY — On Wednesday, May 25, 12 fifth grade artists from Spruce Mountain Elementary School went on a walking field trip to have a special artist opening at Otis Federal Credit Union to see the community gallery where their art is on display. Art teacher Tamara Lindsey was excited to be able to take the artists […]
Voters approve MSAD 58 budget
The vote in the Town of Phillips was close, saw the budget defeated 68-64.