With Farmington food pantries feeding more people, friends and members of Henderson Memorial Baptist Church are selling unbaked, frozen pies to support the pantries.
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Maine grant program to help reduce firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens began in Farmington
Firefighter Stephan Bunker approached Rep. Scott Landry, who submitted a bill to the Legislature which was passed and funded.
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UMF is the home of Farmington’s only boba shop
While not the only place to find boba in Farmington, UMFs Boba Shoppe is the only one of its kind in the area.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Enormous trunk or treat draws hundreds to Wilton
Wilton’s Trunk or Treat and Halloween Walk event attracted many families.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital plants yellow tulips for youth suicide prevention awareness
MaineHealth employees planted yellow tulips as part of a project to raise awareness for youth suicide prevention.
Posted inMaine, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Air quality, mold specialist cites ‘chronic problem’ at Mexico middle school
Engineer estimates it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to make the school safe.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Fire destroys barn in Livermore; scorched duck survives
Debris on top of an extension cord to a chicken coop caught fire and spread to the barn.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
‘Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty’ at Gem
BETHEL — Join BAAM at The Gem on Monday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. for a screening of “Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty” with filmmaker Nancy Ghertner and Brian Altvater, the President of the Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company. “Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty,” documents the wild blueberry […]
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What I’ve learned
On a freezing afternoon in 1928, Charles Price was standing on a Chicago platform, waiting to board a commuter train. He noticed 16-year-old Betty Robinson running toward the station. “She’s not going to make it,” he thought. Price got on board and took a seat. A couple of seconds later, Betty got aboard and took […]
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OCSWD calls for community involvement
COUNTY — Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) have played a vital role in environmental stewardship in the U.S. since their inception. Their history dates back to the 1930s during the Dust Bowl, a period of severe drought and massive dust storms that devastated American farmlands. In response to this crisis, the Soil Conservation Act […]