Seven cases of the delta variant recorded in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties since April.
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Franklin County voters to consider adding more commissioners, districts in November
The new law requires current commissioners to put it before voters on Nov. 2.
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Shortage of veterinarians for large animals a concern for farmers
Commitment and costs seen as complicating factors to getting services.
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Mt. Blue’s 142 graduates told to ‘make your bed’ and ‘believe in yourself’
Unlike the 2020 graduation, at which graduates sat inside their cars and received their diplomas at a “drive-up ceremony,” the Class of 2021 sat together on Caldwell Field, with an audience filled with family members, teachers and administrators.
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Farmington-area school board unanimously approves teachers contracts following extended negotiations
The Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2020-2023 contracts for the district’s staff on Tuesday night. The motion to approve the contracts comes after a contentious year and a half for the district and its employees.
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Farmington area school district voters approve 2021-22 school budget
Voters across the ten towns in the Mt. Blue district approved the 2021-2022 budget set at $38.9 million with an additional $477,406 for adult education. They also approved two other articles regarding the school board’s ability to alter funding during the year.
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Wilton woman new human resources and administrative assistant in Franklin County
Tiffany Baker will start June 1 and be paid $25 an hour.
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Farmington residents share traits they’d like in future town manager
Issues facing the community were also a topic for the forum.
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University of Maine at Farmington celebrates 2021 graduating class with virtual ceremony
The class of 2021 celebrated graduation by watching their pre-recorded commencement ceremony on YouTube after receiving their diplomas the week before.
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Ricocheting effects of last year’s drought on livestock farmers
“If the writing is on the wall that feed is going to be short, I’m going to be more aggressive at tending my herd down this fall.”
-Aaron Buckley, Buckley Farms