After COVID muffled last year’s event, the annual celebration returned Saturday on a bright chilly day to honor the inventor on his 163rd birthday.
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Slippery roads wreak havoc in Franklin County
Several vehicles slid off the roads and one tractor-trailer jackknifed in New Sharon.
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Mt. Blue school district approves COVID-19 winter athletics policy
The Mt. Blue (RSU 9) Board of Directors approved a COVID-19 policy for participation in winter athletics.
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Emery Community Arts Center hosts exhibit, meetings on mass-incarceration reform and prisoner-advocacy
UMF is hosting a series of Franklin County community action meetings on restorative justice with local law enforcement, organizations, leaders and other state prisoner advocacy and reentry organizations.
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UMaine-Farmington students block road to protest town’s fossil-fuel emissions
Four University of Maine at Farmington students blocked off Main Street, one of Farmington’s busier roads and thoroughfares, to protest climate change and the town’s fossil fuel emissions. The sit-in ended when police intervened after 15 minutes. The sit-in raised discussion between participants, bystanders and other local activists about the most impactful ways to protest and instigate change.
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Center for Entrepreneurial Studies receives $51,000 to help address homelessness
The Bjorn Foundation, established by Richard Bjorn of Kyes Insurance, has donated $50,000 to CES’ “Making Home Possible” initiative to provide housing-insecure youth with affordable tiny homes. The initiative’s most-sizable donation so far will fully fund the first tiny home and then some.
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Franklin County commissioners hire Strong woman to oversee federal funds
Susan Pratt will work part-time and receive $500 a day for being program administrator for the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Franklin Community Health Network loses 48 employees to vaccine mandate
FCHN reports 48 employees (or about 6.6% of its workforce) resigned or “separated” from the company due to MaineHealth and Gov. Janet Mills’ vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
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Homelessness tiny-house initiative calls for sponsors
The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is hosting a “Raise the Roof!” fundraiser concert Saturday, Nov. 13, to fund a tiny-home initiative that will provide homeless youth with affordable, comfortable housing.
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United Way’s Great Charity Auction to begin Nov. 15
Proceeds raised are invested back into Greater Franklin County, including Livermore and Livermore Falls.