FARMINGTON — In the spirit of the holidays, athletes in University of Maine at Farmington varsity sports programs recently donated $400 to the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Gerry Wiles Holiday Food Basket Drive. The UMF Student Athlete Advisory Committee, an NCAA organization that represents Division III student athletes and encourages community outreach, collected donations. […]
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Farmington college to offer walk-in COVID-19 booster clinic Dec. 22
Individuals ages 18-plus are eligible to get the Moderna vaccine.
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Farmington university holiday Giving Tree marks 15th year
FARMINGTON — The University Store on the University of Maine at Farmington campus is abuzz with the holiday spirit, as members of the campus and community aim to make sure there is something under the tree for everyone. In its 15th year, the annual Giving Tree features a small tree decorated with tags expressing the […]
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Photos: Ski practice at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington
Members of the Mt. Blue High School Nordic Team and Mt. Blue High Middle School students on the Farmington Area Ski Team trained Tuesday.
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Center to offer virtual education sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual event is set for 11 a.m. • Monday, Dec. 20. The center is funded entirely by the U.S. Department of Education. The program helps […]
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Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.
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Farmington garden club shares World War I memorial arch exhibit
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club, at a Dec. 4 event held at the Roderick-Crosby American Legion Post 28 hall, shared plans to improve the World War I Teague Memorial Arch. The club hosted a display of the history of the arch, beginning with John M. Teague’s dying wish to leave his wealth […]
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80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor remembered in Farmington
More than a dozen veterans and family members gathered at Center Bridge to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago.
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Mt. Blue High School names honor roll students
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School recently named the following students to its first-quarter honor roll of the 2021-22 academic year. Highest Honors: Tate Abbott, Luke Allen, Madison Allen, Warren Allen, Rosabelle Armstrong, Brittany Bailey, Trey Bailey, Cole Baker, Valerie Barker, Abigail Bartlett, Elias Bartlett, Hunter Beach, Ashton Beaudoin, Grace Bell, Levi Bogar, Savanna Bowen, […]
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Franklin County accepts donation of K-9, approves purchase of narcotics analyzer
New hours for the county’s parking lot on Church Street for county use were set as 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.