In about 45 minutes, all 23 articles on Regional School Unit 9’s 2022-23 budget warrant were approved with nearly unanimous votes.
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Farmington Selectmen approve spending money for new plow truck
Selectmen also renewed several existing innkeeper and lunch wagon permits plus approved a new lunch wagon permit.
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LGBTQ+ Pride event to be held in Farmington
A Farmington event celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Meetinghouse Park beside the courthouses on Main Street. This event is family friendly and open to all. Acceptance and education are the number one game changers for queer people in rural America, according to a news release from the Farmington […]
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Mt. Blue Area Garden Club plans annual member luncheon
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club’s annual member luncheon is scheduled to begin at noon Tuesday, June 7, at the Farmington American Legion, 158 High St. A choice of meat or vegetarian lasagna will be served; a cash bar will be open. The cost is $10 payable by Monday, June 1. People should […]
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Farmington library to celebrate 1st community garden
The Farmington Public Library has planned several events to celebrate its first community garden. A presentation on bees and bee-friendly gardening practices by Roland Lajoie is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, June 2nd, in the Holman Room at the library, 117 Academy St. He will provide a slide show, and there will be a sunflower […]
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UMaine System faculty lose faith in chancellor as his contract comes up for renewal
‘He doesn’t understand or want to understand the issues the faculty are raising,’ said a professor from the Augusta campus, the first school to declare no confidence in Chancellor Dannel Malloy.
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The effects of faculty cuts ripple across UMF campus and into homes
After building roots in Farmington, will the professors eliminated from UMF’s humanities and social sciences programs leave the community they have come to love?
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Longtime Farmington Postmaster to retire
A retirement ceremony for Susan “Sue” Jones will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, May 26, behind the Post Office.
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UMF Faculty Senate issues no-confidence vote in Chancellor Malloy
The vote follows a time of instability at UMF and in the UMaine System.
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Provost to step down at UMF
Serving as provost since 2016, Eric Brown’s resignation comes at a major time of change for the University of Maine at Farmington and the University of Maine System.