There are many challenges to the choices of what we can eat; I can hardly keep up. Every time I think I’ve got my grasp of new food-related policy, it changes. Oh, I know, overall, we consider the wheels of government turn painfully slowly. The problem is when they do move; they often bring with […]
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Tumbledown Brewing hosts Business After Hours
FARMINGTON – Franklin County Chamber Of Commerce hosted a business after hours at Tumbledown Brewing on February 20th with a full house! The local businesses came out in force to hear what Matt had to say. There was a great tour of the brewery, along with a great description of how Matt is expanding […]
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RSU 9 Superintendent Search Committee assembling interview panel
The Mt. Blue Regional School District (RSD) Board Superintendent Search Committee understands the importance of involving staff, parents, and community in the current hiring process of the new Mt. Blue RSD superintendent. An anonymous survey is available for the public to take in order to provide input to the Board for the hiring process. The […]
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Guns, Opioids, Alcohol, Bad Judgment and Balance
Every person in America should have the privilege of driving a car if they meet the qualifications. Requirements involve passing written and driving tests and passing a vision test. Enough incidents of driving violations or driving impaired can certainly curtail and even eliminate our privilege to drive an automobile. Most everyone has made mistakes while […]
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Attorney General Janet Mills Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Help Protect Employees From Sexual Harassment
AUGUSTA – Attorney General Janet Mills joined a bipartisan coalition of 56 states and territories urging Congress to end secret forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment. Too often employees are required to sign employment contracts containing arbitration agreements mandating that sexual harassment claims be resolved through private arbitration instead of through the judicial […]
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Farmington High's State Basketball Championship Odyssey in 1948
When Farmington High School hired a new basketball coach in 1947, no one could have imagined the impact it would have on the team’s future! John Bodnarik arrived from a much larger school in Virginia and immediately instilled new life into the team. Bodnarik stressed fundamentals and introduced a new style of play that relied […]
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Titcomb Mountain vacation schedule
FARMINGTON – Titcomb Mountain is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 20-24. Child punch passes are $69. Adult punch passes are $89. Wednesday, Feb. 21 there will be a spaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m. $7 adults, $4 children. Join the light parade down the mountain at 7:30 p.m. Free skiing is available Friday, Feb. […]
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A Week of Weather
A Week of Weather (Feb. 11-Feb. 17, 2018) By Dennis C. Pike FARMINGTON — This week, the maximum temperature was 44.4° and the minimum 5.5°. The average temperature was 25.2°. Total precipitation was 0.18 inches. Last year at this time, the maximum was 30.2° and the minimum was -0.6°, with an average temperature of 17.3°, […]
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Trump's Monthly Box of Food for Our Poor
Back in the seventies my dad brought some delicious cheese home from our local town. “They were giving this cheese out in front of the courthouse so I picked some up” he said. The cheese was all part of the so called fight against poverty. My dad was a hard-working coal mining man so we […]
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Playoff games complete Phillips hoops season
The Phillips Raiders completed their 2017/18 basketball season with playoff games last week and the 2018 North Franklin County League (NFCL) Middle School Championship Games at Mt. Abram Regional High School last Saturday evening. Lady Raiders, coached by Jeff Seaberg, were eliminated by Rangeley in semi-final action Thursday. The Rangeley Lakers went on to defeat […]