FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area plans to hold its Sixth annual Color Me United 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Aug. 27. The race will start at 9 a.m. with a color explosion at the Narrow Gauge Movie Theater parking lot right off Front Street. The race will end there as well. Runners will […]
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Wilton man pleads no contest to endangering welfare of dependent person in Farmington
Irving Faunce was sentenced to 30 days with all but two days suspended and a one-year administrative release.
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Franklin County commissioner changes mind, signs warrant to pay grant funds
The checks were mailed out Monday to seven educational, economic development and social service programs.
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Franklin County approves going out to bid for police package SUV for the jail
The Sheriff’s Office included $51,000 in the jail budget for a transport vehicle but it will take a minimum of a year to get one.
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Walk-in COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics to be held in six towns in Franklin County
The vaccinations are for people who are age 18 and older.
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Saint Anselm College names local dean’s list students
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The following local students have been named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s list of high academic achievers for the second seemster of the 2021-22 school year at Saint Anselm College: Jackson Lawler-Sidell of Embden, class of 2022, politics major. Amelie Crowe of Farmington, class of 2022, great books major. Julia Bard […]
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Coig’s Christmas Tour will help warm local homes
Old South Church Concert Series brings the world renown Celtic band Coig back for the annual ECU Heat Share Fuel Assistance Fund Christmas concert that benefits Franklin County residents on at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Old South Church in Farmington. Coig has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for the […]
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Vacation Bible School set for Aug. 1-5 in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Zoomerang, a Vacation Bible School program with an Australian theme, is planned for 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, Aug. 1-5, at the New Hope Baptist Church, 268 Perham St. There will be Bible lessons, puppets, songs, games, snow cones, and crafts for all children ages 4 through grade six. For more […]
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Farmington Grange raises $40,00 to paint historic building
WEST FARMINGTON — A total of $40,000 has been received since the call went out to the community on May 1 for money to paint the exterior and the interior ceiling of the 130-year old historic building on Bridge Street, home to the Farmington Grange since 1938. “While the call went out for $6,000 to […]
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Farmington golf classic raises $22,000 for public health programming
Franklin Community Health Network’s annual Health Care Golf Classic was held July 11 at the Sugarloaf Golf Club. The tournament benefitted the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County and the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center, according to a news release from the Farmington-based network. Thirteen teams from throughout Maine took part in the […]