FARMINGTON — Life Enrichment Advancing People (LEAP, Inc.) has purchased existing office space and an adjacent lot off the Livermore Falls Road (Route 133). The existing building will support the administrative functions of accounting, human resources and case management. A modern, energy efficient training space will be constructed on the adjacent lot. LEAP has committed […]
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United Way, CA$H still doing taxes
REGION — Tax season is here, and the deadline has been extended (May 17, 2021), unemployment bills have been passed and we’re still dealing with COVID-19 … the good news is, Western Maine CA$H is still taking appointments. The organization has extended it’s ‘season’ as well. Normally we wrap up around the 3rd week of […]
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Farmington Historical Society ensures the past is available for the future
The society is developing a 15-year master plan that will focus on preservation, education and resource development.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
UMF center to reopen pool to public April 5
Reservations will be accepted beginning Monday, March 29.
Posted inCommunity
Farmers’ Market welcomes vendor applications
FARMINGTON — It may look and feel like winter at the moment, but spring is just around the corner, farmers are planting seeds and planning for the coming season, and the Farmington Farmers’ Market Association will soon meet to review new vendor applications. “We are especially seeking farmers with more fresh food offerings for our […]
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Workforce training available for vulnerable youth in Franklin County
Employers can host and train youth with 300 hours of paid labor under the federal Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Farmington man, Bangor woman plead not guilty in Jay shooting
Arthur Cohen, 36, has been held in jail on $20,000 bail for nearly a year.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigating scam allegedly involving Farmington court
A victim reported a caller told him that she was an employee of the court, and gave him a number to call to resolve an arrest warrant connected to an unresolved lawsuit.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
UMF New Commons spotlights Solange’s ‘A Seat at the Table’
Rolling Stone magazine calls the album “a record about black survival in 2016; a combination of straight talk and refracted R&B,” according to a news release from UMF.
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Remote learning expands accessibility in education, study abroad
What new learning methods will stick after the pandemic? International virtual exchanges may be here to stay.