Local News
Bethel’s Napa store will move to Mayville Road
The new store will likely not open until June.
Gilead Town Meeting on Saturday
GILEAD — Gilead Town Meeting is Sat. March 30 at 7 p.m. at Town Office at 8 Depot Street, Gilead. At the start of town meeting voters will choose residents to fill several positions: select board; town clerk, tax collector, treasurer, registrar, administrative assistant and road commissioner. All are three-year terms. Article 4 asks voters […]
Andover resident wants to change the dance landscape
Christina Belinsky with Kate Webb of Bethel Area Arts and Music will bring a dance film festival to Bethel’s Gem Theater on March 29.
Franklin County commissioners vote to move administrative offices to new emergency operations center in Farmington
The administrative offices, IT department, EMA and Sheriff’s Office would be in the building on County Way.
Mills, Collins cut ribbon at new Farmington child care education center
FARMINGTON — Gov. Janet Mills and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins helped cut the ribbon Wednesday to formally open the new Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. Joining them were UMF President Joseph McDonnell, Co-Provost and Dean Katherine Yardley and University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Strategic […]
Easter
Sunrise service NEW PORTLAND — Looking for an Easter Celebration? Join the Western Mountains Baptist Church on Easter morning, March 31. Everyone is welcome. The morning will kick off at sunrise, at 6:20 a.m. Dress warm for the gathering outside at the foot of the cross. Pastor Tom DuBois will share a brief account of […]
Extension, Sea Grant to host citizen science trainings
REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will host a series of in-person workshops for individuals interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project. The first training is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Stimpson’s Point in Brunswick. Additional workshops will be […]
Firefighter wellness is a hot topic
As I stepped into the office area to interview firefighter Lance Comeau, I could feel the energy of firefighters who had been there before me. As I looked out into the bay, where the large, red and chrome imposing fire engines were parked under watchful bright lights, the energy, for a brief moment, felt like […]
Post 10 American Legion breakfast
LIVERMORE FALLS — There was lots of green to be seen at the George Bunten Post 10 American Legion breakfast, even though it was the day before St. Patrick’s Day. Plates filled with scrambled eggs, stuffed French toast, home fries, bacon and sausage, not to mention homemade cinnamon rolls, were given an extra hand from […]