Franklin County committee reviews preliminary budget numbers

The Budget Committee will take a first vote on the spending plan May 20, after which it will head to a public hearing June 5.

Farmington-L-A ‘pilot’ commuter bus route, GreenLine, is up and running

Western Maine Transportation Services' new commuter bus service runs back and forth between Farmington and Lewiston-Auburn.

President of health care systems to retire

Timothy Churchill has been the leader of Franklin Community Health Network for three years and Western Maine Health for more than 20.

Public weighs in on proposed CMP power line project in Farmington

Members of the public voiced concerns to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on the impact of CMP's proposed power line on the scenery and wildlife of western Maine.

Franklin County officials plan to ask governor for help with jail funding

Sheriff Scott Nichols is asking other county officials to join him in taking concerns about state tax caps on county jail funding to Gov. Janet Mills.

Farmington to host public hearings on CMP power line project

The public will be allowed to testify at two evening hearings at the University of Maine at Farmington on the project's impact to scenic character and the environment among other things.

Franklin County commissioners withdraw support for NECEC project

Commissioners said they were frustrated with the permitting process and that their decision was not influenced by a complaint presented Tuesday about a flyer distributed by CMP in Farmington.

Franklin County slips in health rankings

Premature deaths have increased in the western Maine county.

Serving the Community/ Scott Nichols, Sr. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office

Incoming changes to traffic court prosecution leave smaller departments wondering

In April, the District Attorney's Office for Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties will stop prosecuting traffic tickets, leaving local police departments to pursue their own cases.