Franklin County budget panel to tackle proposed $8.9 million budget Monday

The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the County Courthouse to elect chairperson and review budget procedures.

Literacy Volunteers seek poetry contest entries by March 31

The contest is open to those living in Franklin and Somerset counties, as well as the towns of Livermore and Livermore Falls.

Foundation seeks grant proposals from Franklin, Somerset county nonprofits

Hutches to lead MaineHealth Mountain Region after success at Franklin Community Health Network

Internal failure temporarily knocks out 9-1-1 emergency calling system for 12 communications centers in Maine

The 12 regional communications centers, which were down for about 90 minutes early Wednesday — included Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties.

Med-Care Ambulance in Mexico to receive about $80,000 in funding from towns it services

The emergency medical services agency also received an $86,000 FEMA firefighters’ grant in November to use to pay 95% of the cost of upgrading its outdated radio system.

Smithfield man arrested in Farmington on drug, other charges

Zacheriah Adams was taken into custody Wednesday on several charges. Several people previously accused him of taking thousands of dollars from them to perform home repair work before disappearing, but the charges are not related to those accusations.

Franklin Memorial Hospital appoints chief nursing officer

New access to care program offered at Franklin Memorial Hospital

Fellowship created in memory of former Pine Tree director