Selectmen approved the purchase of a used Case backhoe for the Transfer Station and a generator for the Public Works garage.
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Franklin County adult learners to have greater access to computer courses
Adult learners at all levels of computer knowledge will have access to local training.
UMF hosts first teacher education open house
UMF hosted an open house highlighting its teacher education program to 150 prospective students.
Greater Franklin County school staff, law enforcement to work together to prevent school violence
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office receives nearly a $350,000 school safety grant with help from law enforcement agencies, school representatives.
Traveling exhibit of art by people incarcerated in Maine prisons featured at UMF gallery
“Inside Vision: An Outside Exhibition of Inside Art,” an exhibition of artwork created by individuals incarcerated at Maine State Prison and Maine correctional facilities is on display at the UMF Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. In conjunction with the exhibition, the center will host an opening reception featuring […]
Benefit concert by Timothy Burris will feature Baroque lute and classical guitar music
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UMaine Farmington arts center to host 3 fall events
The Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus plans to feature three fall events in the Emery Performance Space on Academy Street and are free and open to the public. The events are planned for Oct. 27, Nov. 2 and 10, according to a news release from Ann Bartges, director […]
Educational center to offer college planning sessions through December
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions, virtual and in person, for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: Virtual: • Monday, Nov. 21, at 9 and 10 a. m. • Wednesday, Nov. 23, noon and 1 p.m. • Monday, […]
University of Maine at Farmington garden grows more than food
An open house held Thursday, Oct. 13, provided an opportunity for the community to get to know the garden and those who made it grow this year.
Farmington board approves Police Department expenditures
Selectmen gave approval Oct. 11 for the Police Department to purchase two cruisers and pay training expenses for a new police officer. A proposal for crosswalk art as part of Rotary’s Centennial in 2025 was also shared.