It is the first year 11 members will serve on the panel to represent five new commissioner districts.
Farmington
USDA halts millions in funding for University of Maine System
The move temporarily pauses the system’s agricultural research and programs weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding for Maine because it allows transgender athletes to compete in sports.
Farmington arts center to host ‘Broken Clock: Film, Performance and Dialogue’ March 26
“Broken Clock” is an original play about incarceration, gun violence, grief, family, trust and time.
Security at Farmington courthouse getting updated Monday
All individuals will need to call up to a county office and request to be buzzed in at the main entrance at 140 Main St.
Carrabassett Valley to vote on budget and building a nine-hole golf course
The election of officers at the annual town meeting will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Town Office, and the annual town meeting to take up 34 warrant articles will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center.
Strong woman cited after pedestrian was hit in Farmington
Taller aluminum poles and a new set of flashing crosswalk lights on Main Street will be installed Monday and Tuesday.
A New York man and Connecticut woman charged with trafficking cocaine in Jay
Tymeek Johnson, 25, of New York, New York, and Malaysha Randolph, 23, of New Haven, Connecticut, were each arrested on a charge of unlawful trafficking in cocaine powder and crack cocaine.
Sidney teenager struck by vehicle in crosswalk in Farmington
Steven Anthony, 18, was crossing from Scott Hall to the UMF Admissions Office side when he was hit by a vehicle driven by Samantha Deckard, 39, of Strong.
Dog dies in fire, camper with a wooden addition burns in New Sharon
The fire is believed to have started in the area of the woodstove, Deputy New Sharon Chief Chris McKay said.
Franklin County commissioners appoint Rumford woman as administrator
Commissioners also gave Franklin County Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee a $150,000 budget to work off.