The Calico Patch was founded in 1982 as a labor of love between three friends. Owner Emily Hartung has watched the gift shop grow along with Farmington’s downtown area.
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Investigation into Farmington explosion continues; stars of HOPE hang around Farmington
New England Fire Cause and Origin is working with insurance companies, and the Maine DEP is monitoring air quality at the blast site.
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Third Farmington firefighter released from hospital, two others improved
LEAP Inc. maintenance supervisor Larry Lord’s condition was updated to serious over the weekend, but went back to critical on Monday.
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Daughters of fallen Farmington firefighter thank community for support
Fire Capt. Michael Bell, who died last week in an explosion, was a private man, and his family chose to mourn privately to honor that quality, they say in an open letter.
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Native Americans of the Wabanaki Confederacy topic of Sept. 27 talk
UMF New Commons Project spotlights the importance of the canoe in Maine.
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‘We’re bleeding! We need help!’
After an almost unimaginable explosion rocked Farmington last week, accounts from those who experienced the carnage firsthand reveal the horror close to home.
Posted inFootball, Varsity Maine
Mt. Blue football helped already tight-knit Farmington become tighter
Caleb Haines’ game-opening touchdown and the Cougars’ emotional win gave Farmington something to cheer about Friday night, just four days after the tragic explosion in the town.
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Collateral damage: Farmington tenants piece lives back together after explosion
The blast that shook the Farmington community Monday, leaving a fire captain dead and seven others injured, also left 30 people homeless who lived in 11 mobile homes in a park near the LEAP Inc. building.
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Firefighter who died in Farmington explosion remembered as a family-driven man
Fire Capt. Michael Bell died Monday in an explosion in Farmington that remains under investigation.
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Investigation into cause of Farmington explosion goes off-site
Firefighter Theodore “Ted” Baxter’s condition was upgraded to fair on Friday.