Strong, ME – The High Peaks Alliance hosted an All Hands on Deck Motorized Club Meeting on May 11th, 2024 at the Strong Town Office. The meeting brought together ATV and Snowmobile clubs from the Franklin, Oxford, and Somerset Counties, to address the most pressing issues facing the regional system in the High Peaks. Each […]
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RLRS Student participates in Maine All-State Music Festival
Senior, Eric White, traveled to the University of Maine at Orono on Wednesday, May 15th to participate in the Maine All-State Music Festival, working for 3 days under the direction of Dr. Pearl Shangkuan. Dr. Shangkuan is professor of Music at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she directs choirs and teaches choral conducting and choral […]
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Movie Review: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
In this era of constant reboots, re-imaginings, and the like, “Planet of the Apes” has had a pretty successful run. 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was such a big hit both commercially and critically that pundits were talking about an unprecedented motion-capture-based Oscar nomination for Andy Serkis as lead ape Caesar (it […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Applications open for online business planning class
STATE — New Ventures Maine (NVME) has an open call for Venturing Forth, a free, online comprehensive business planning class starting Tuesday, September 3. For new entrepreneurs or existing business owners, Venturing Forth helps participants create a written business plan from start to finish with feedback from facilitators and fellow entrepreneurs. The 60-hour course covers […]
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Andover forming committee to research hiring town manager
Voters would consider the issue at a special town meeting.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Kingfield deliberates on school district costs ahead of upcoming elections
The Kingfield Select Board meeting on May 20 focused on addressing the town’s financial obligations to the MSAD 58 school district, while also preparing for the upcoming town elections on May 31.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington to hold Arbor Day event Saturday afternoon at Walton’s Mill Park in West Farmington
Hosting an Arbor Day event is a requirement of the Tree City USA program which Farmington has participated in for 47 years.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Remember ME photo exhibit honors the contributions of residents in Maine’s assisted living facilities
Russell ‘Rusty’ Christensen spent his early retirement years in Farmington, Holman Ferguson was from Rangeley and Leo Gallant was born in Wilton.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue student recognized for critical 911 call
Jullian Merrill received a certificate on Monday, May 20, for his critical 911 call that saved his neighbor’s life.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Memorial Day events planned in Farmington, Weld
The centennial of the Teague World War I Memorial Arch in Farmington will be celebrated while an updated monument in Weld will be dedicated on Monday, May 27.