Amateur Radio Emergency Service is the essential, volunteer-run service you’ve (thankfully) likely never heard of. The service unites amateur radio operators around the county.
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New Sharon orchard grows heirloom apples and more
Lane Road Orchard will be open weekends from late August through early November for apple picking.
Farmington police staffing shortage shared with selectmen
Police Chief Kenneth Charles said staffing is not just an issue for his department but throughout the state and nationally.
RSU 9 Board of Directors agenda
Regional School District 9 amended school board agenda 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Zoom link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86217844601?pwd=dDlkSDJkcDdEQjNCRzJkWjQ0M1FtUT09 I. Call to order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Public comment IV. Report of the chairperson A. Good news stories from Board / Administrator V. Superintendent’s report – Monique Poulin A. New hires, transfers, resignations, and retirements […]
Farmington Board of Selectmen agenda for June 22
Agenda Farmington Board of Selectmen 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 22 ***The meeting will be conducted through remote access by telephonic, video, and electronic means. The public may attend by viewing the livestream at http://mtbluetv.org/program-live-stream-farmington-selectmen.html or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MBTV11/ and/or calling 778-5874*** Item 1: Pledge of Allegiance Item 2: To discuss the current staffing issues in […]
Mt. Blue advises graduates to ‘make your bed’ and ‘be grateful’
Unlike the 2020 graduation at which graduates sat inside their cars and received their diplomas at a “drive-up ceremony,” 142 students from the Class of 2021 sat together on Caldwell Field with an audience filled with family members, teachers and administrators.
All articles approved at Wilton town meeting
A $3.79 million budget passes.
Chesterville to hold special town meeting Monday, June 21
The 7 p.m. meeting will be held at the Chesterville Town Office, 409 Dutch Gap Road.
Maine to recognize ‘Juneteenth’ as state holiday
Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law establishing June 19 as a state holiday to mark the end of slavery.
New book speaks to healing divisions between Indigenous and nonnatives
“In keeping down a whole segment of the population, we depress the whole state.” Shirley Hager, co-author of “The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations.”