FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Democratic Committee will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Mallett School. The guest speaker will be Abbie Ryder of The Chamberlain Project Foundation. Ryder’s nonpartisan presentation will address the impact, pros and cons of ranked-choice voting. An “Act to Implement Ranked-choice Voting in 2021” will be […]
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Three Franklin County 4-H members going to Eastern States Expo
FARMINGTON — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Franklin County was represented by 10 participants at the State 4-H Public Speaking Tournament on April 7 at UMaine in Orono Fifty-seven 4-H members from throughout the state competed in categories, demonstrations and illustrated talks, which were then scored by a three-judge panel. The 4-H public […]
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Novel Idea Book Club to read 'Paperboy'
PARIS — Paris Public Library’s “Novel Idea Book Club,” adults reading children’s, juvenile and young adult selections, will meet to discuss the young adult, realistic fiction book, “Paperboy” by Vince Vater at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15. The book about an 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 who throws the meanest fastball in town, […]
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Farmington Lions Club holds annual Speak-Out contest at Mt. Blue High School
FARMINGTON — Farmington Lions Club conducted its annual Speak-Out at Mt. Blue High School on April 11. As part of its mission, the Farmington Lions Club sponsors a public speaking contest for high schoolers in order to help them “think about important issues facing them and their community and the state of nation, organize their […]
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Newry native chosen as Veteran of the Month at Maine Veterans Home
PARIS — The Maine Veterans’ Home has named Frederic Owen Wight, Army E3 corporal, as its Veteran of the Month. Wight was born in Newry on April 12, 1932. He attended Gould Academy in Bethel, graduating in 1950. In 1954 Wight enlisted in the Army and served at Ft. Benning, Georgia, initially, then at Ft. […]
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Talk explores creating sanctuary
NORWAY — Marguerite Stapleton of Wisdom Works, a consultant service focusing on spirituality, will speak at St. Catherine’s of Sienna Church at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6. The topic will be “Exploring Times and Places of Sanctuary.” The focus will be on how to practice mindfulness while creating and nurturing sanctuary in busy lives. The […]
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Rotary speaker discusses Business Network International
The guest speaker April 16 at the River Valley Rotary Club Fellowship Luncheon was Cherri Crockett, Argonne Independent Consultant and member of Business Network International. She spoke on BNI, an organization where business professionals gather weekly to talk about their professions and share referrals with other business professionals. In the photo are Randy Therrien, club […]
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Registration deadline nearing for Totally Trades Conference
Aliah French, left, and Hailey Williams try out their carpentry skills in the Construction Technology Lab at CMMC at last year’s Totally Trades Conference in Auburn. This year’s conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. It will give female students the opportunity […]
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River Valley Rotary speakers discuss Rumford Community Home
The River Valley Rotary Club guest speakers on Monday, March 26, were Denise Kidder, second from left, and Amanda Nelson, center, from Rumford Community Home. They spoke on topics such as therapy, fall prevention and skin care at the home. They are pictured with, from left, Rotarians Joe Sirois, Dick Lovejoy and Catherine Johnson Lavorgna. […]
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Chester Greenwood items on loan to historical society
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Historical Society has received on loan Chester Greenwood’s roll-top desk, his office typewriter, adding machine and check writer. The Greenwood collection also includes many earmuffs and handmuffs that were samples to choose colors and advertisements. All items are on loan to the society from grandson George Greenwood and his children. When […]