Sled dog races planned this month in Farmington cornfields

The popular sled dog races at Sandy River Farms are scheduled for Feb. 25 and 26 but depend on the amount of snow on the trails.

UMF professor and team receive grant from NASA

Dr. Andrew Barton, Professor of Biology at the University of Maine at Farmington, and his team of scientists will be trekking the Arizona ponderosa pine forest to monitor its ecosystems and compare their data to NASA's ECOSTRESS, a thermal instrument on the International Space Station.

Broccoli takes over UMF dining hall

UMaine and Sodexo celebrated an initiative to have locally grown broccoli frozen and served in their dining halls during the winter by having broccoli specific dishes served to their students on Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Rescources council working to bring Atlantic salmon back to Sandy River

Clearing the library roof

Farmington Scout leader honored at Klondike Derby

Educational center to offer college planning sessions in February, March

Dogs wait in Farmington

Snowmobilers could lose access to private land if riders go off trail

Private landowners in the region provide most of the access for recreational trails such as for snowmobiles. Some landowners have shut off their properties and others could do so in the future if riders don't stay on marked trails.

Homemakers helping the community

Franklin County Extension Homemakers of UMaine's Cooperative Extension program are looking to the future as they get ready to find their next community project while reflecting on their community project from the previous year.