Western Maine Audubon plans to host a free talk on Maine lichens live via Zoom by Dr. Ron Butler. The Zoom talk will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, University of Maine at Farmington, 173 High St., Farmington, according to a news release from Will Jones, Western Maine Audubon. […]
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Franklin County commissioners send $1.77 million proposed unorganized territory budget to state
Commissioners also voted to pay $170,193.77 to the state for money owed to Maine Public Employees Retirement System.
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Jay man acquitted of sex crimes against teen
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County jury acquitted a Jay man Tuesday of sexually abusing a teenage girl at a residence in Jay from 2015 to 2017. Thomas M. Bailey, 37, was acquitted of three counts of unlawful sexual contact and one count of unlawful sexual touching, all misdemeanors. He had faced up to 364 days […]
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Presentation on dementia, care continuum set for Nov. 8 in Farmington
Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, together with the Woodlands Senior Living, the Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Franklin Community Health Network, plan to present a free community education program about dementia and the care continuum. The presentation will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Bass Room […]
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On Halloween, these people are paid to make you scream
Maine’s scare actors earn modest wages or sometimes none at all. But the seasonal jobs are a way for haunters to celebrate their favorite holiday.
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Wilton: An unlikely swing district where pocketbook issues, local ties matter
The small town in rural Franklin County has seen an exodus of employers over the years and now is bracing for the closure of the nearby paper mill in Jay.
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Farmington Farmers’ Market set to move indoors Nov. 5
The Farmington Farmers’ Market is set to move indoors to its winter location at the St. Joseph Center, 130 Quebec St., starting on Saturday, Nov. 5. The winter market will be held Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., November through April. The market accepts SNAP/EBT as well as credit and debit cards. People can […]
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Farmington voters approve land and firetruck purchases
Proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance could not be approved due to unmet procedural requirements while $40,000 for liability insurance coverage was not funded after it was determined the expense was part of the already approved sewer department budget.
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Farmington approves for 24-lot housing subdivision
Most lots are about a third of an acre and all have public utilities.
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Farmington to host youth mattering town hall Nov. 1
FARMINGTON — The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County is partnering with the Maine Resilience Building Network to host a town hall, focusing on youth mattering in Farmington. The event is set for 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, 130 Quebec St. The Maine Resilience Building Network defines mattering as […]