The nine-member advisory panel will hold its first meeting at 5 p.m. upstairs in the county courthouse.
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Pets of the Week
Franklin County Animal Shelter is located at 550 Industry Road in Farmington. The shelter’s lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m., and they are performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our office hours to schedule. We’d love to […]
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Sales NORTH JAY — North Jay Grange #10 is holding the first sale of spring on Saturday April 13 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We have lots of very good clothing for the entire family, shoes, boots, outerwear, household goods, small furniture, new craft items, lots of books, magazines, table of fall and Christmas […]
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Meadow Lanes bowling
WILTON — Wednesday Night Ladies, week of March 20. Teams: Mines In The Gutters 132-76, Designs By Darlene 124-84, Wreckin Balls 117-91, Just One More 115-93, Living On A Spare 105-103, Bowling Belles 99-109, Full Of 5 Pins 74-134, Golden Oldies 66-142 Games: Melissa Malone 202 and 209, Lynn Chellis 190, Marley Stevens 171, Jamie […]
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These firefighters saved our lives
To the Editor: We offer our deepest gratitude to the Farmington Fire Department, under the leadership of Chief T.D. Hardy; and to firefighters from at least eight neighboring Franklin County towns, for their timely, courageous, and skillful response to a fire on our Farmington property on a winter night in February. Those other departments represented […]
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Visiting Writers series features Matthew J.C. Clark
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series is excited to present nonfiction writer Matthew J.C. Clark as the popular program’s final reader of the 2023/24 season. Clark will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2024, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading […]
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The PACC to present an eclipse program March 30
PHILLIPS — Paul Motts of Bethel plans to present a program about solar eclipses at 2 pm. on Saturday, March 30 at the Phillips Area Community Center (The PACC) on Depot St in Phillips. The program will focus on how ancient cultures perceived eclipses, why eclipses occur and how to be prepared for the April […]
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It’s not garbage
To the Editor: On my most recent visit to the Farmington Recycling Center, I noticed a new sign in front of the plastics bin: “Number 2 Plastics Only.” Sure enough, the attendant walked over to me and placed his hands on top of my boxes of plastic and said, “Most of this is garbage.” It’s […]
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4-H offers online club on farm animal care
REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online club for youth ages 9–18 about the basics of farm animal care on Wednesdays, 4 – 5 p.m., April 24 – May 8, 2024. The 4-H Farm Animal Care FUNdamentals Workshop Series will introduce the basics of caring for livestock. In this workshop, […]
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CVA Academy athlete wins Rookie of the Year
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA) is proud to announce that post-graduate athlete, Nathan Pare, has received the prestigious “Rookie of the Year” award. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, also known as FIS (French: Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard), the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding, bestowed this honor […]