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Farmington’s proposed budget 5.3% more than 2023
The spending plan is $762,719 more but officials stress it could change.
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Story Telling PHILLIPS — Another year begins with the Fifth Annual True Stories and Tall Tales at the Phillips Area Community Center (PACC) located at 21 Depot St. On Jan. 27 at 6 p.m., it promises to be an evening of entertainment and good food. A potluck supper will precede the story telling. For anyone […]
OFCU returns 7% bonus dividend to membership
JAY— OTIS Federal Credit Union (OFCU) is pleased to announce the return of a 7% Bonus Dividend and Interest Refund on January 1, 2024, representing a total of $566,112.94 given back to members for the year 2023. Over the past nineteen years, OFCU has returned over $6.9 million to both its savers and borrowers, rewarding […]
Democrats to caucus
REGION — Democrats from all over Franklin County and northern Androscoggin County will meet in their biennial municipal caucuses on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. They will elect state convention delegates, organize their local Democratic parties, and sign candidate petitions for the June primary election. State convention delegates will meet May 31 and June 1 to […]
North Livermore Baptist Church
January 21 Service. The congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”, “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”, and “Cleanse Me”. The service ended with “Go Now in Peace”. Linda Lyman is the […]
President’s List
Plymouth State PLYMOUTH, NH — Emma Couturier of Turner, has been named to the Plymouth State University President’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.70 or better for the Fall 2023 semester and must have completed at least 12 […]
First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — The First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls Jan., 21 service was opened by Pastor Russ Thayer as he read a few announcements and led us into two Praise Songs: “Praise the Lord With the Sound or Trumpets”, and “Let’s Just Praise the Lord”. He then read the call to worship from Psalm […]
Human Trafficking Awareness Month – educate, engage, empower
January is human trafficking awareness month. To someone as passionate as I am about ending this crime, it feels like not much has been done except lip service to preventing labor, organ harvesting, or sex trafficking. Still, I realize it depends on the measuring stick. When I first took on raising awareness of this issue […]
Pets of the Week
Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road, Farmington, is a non-profit animal shelter focused on providing temporary care and shelter to stray, homeless, and abandoned animals within our community. The shelter is a no-kill shelter, which means animals are never euthanized due to a lack of space. The lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms […]