The Town of Farmington and the Farmington Historical Society will be honoring Isabel Greenwood and Farmington’s role in the women’s suffrage movement with a plaque to be erected and displayed in downtown Farmington in May.
2022
Posted inLocal Government, Uncategorized
Voters in Farmington choose selectmen not on ballot
Byron Staples and Joshua Bell won with write-in votes, beating out Michael Fogg and Dennis O’Neil who had sought the seats.
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Posted inCommunity, Uncategorized
Wilton church plans April events to support Ukraine
All proceeds from The Church Mouse Thrift Shop in April will be matched through the generosity of one First Congregational Church of Wilton member.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Proposed Inland Fisheries & Wildlife complex in Augusta could clean up polluted site
Gov. Janet Mills requested $39.5 million for the project, which would rejuvenate the former Statler Tissue Co. mill along the Kennebec River.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks end lower, ending market’s worst quarter in two years
Wall Street’s downbeat finish to March comes as investors try to navigate the market risks amid surging inflation and geopolitical instability.
Posted inMaine, New England
Maine man crashes truck into New Hampshire library
The driver, from Harrison, and a passenger are hospitalized.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox notebook: Opening Day roster candidates Derek Holland, Travis Shaw can opt out of contracts Saturday
Saturday may bring some clarity to the Red Sox’s Opening Day roster picture.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Thursday’s college roundup: South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston wins AP women’s basketball player of the year
Aliyah Boston helped South Carolina go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country, putting up an SEC-record 27 consecutive double-doubles.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Got a dime? Businesses seek U.S. Treasury’s help with coin shortage
A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses including banks, retail outlets, truck stops, grocery stores and more wants assistance convincing Americans to get coins back in circulation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World
Seafood industry braces for losses of jobs, fish due to sanctions on Russia
In Maine, more than $50 million in seafood products from Russia passed through Portland in 2021, according to federal statistics.