franklin county maine Archives

Québec First Nations assert CMP’s corridor will trample ancestral lands

by Andrea Swiedom December 18, 2020December 19, 2020

A coalition of three Québec First Nations are asserting that the hydropower to be transmitted through Central Maine Power’s New England Clean Energy Connect would be generated without their consent or consultation.

Business

Farmington Center for Entrepreneurial Studies envisioning boys and girls club

by Andrea Swiedom December 4, 2020December 5, 2020

Vision is to reduce poverty and homelessness and increase diversity and inclusion.

News

Franklin County to hold hearing on proposed $1.4M budget

by Donna M. Perry November 26, 2020November 27, 2020

As is, the spending package reflects an increase of $44,140 to the current budget.

Schools and Education

RSU 9 cautiously closes Farmington-area schools Wednesday

by Andrea Swiedom November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

Mt. Blue Middle School and High School went fully remote Wednesday as the district waited for CDC direction.

Community, Morning Sentinel

Scholarships offered to adult learners in Franklin County

November 14, 2020November 11, 2020

Adult learners from Franklin County who are returning to school for post-secondary education are eligible to apply for the Hugh and Elizabeth Montgomery Scholarship, according to a news release from Maine Community Foundation. Preference is given to students for whom a scholarship would make a significant difference in their ability to attend school. First-time applicants […]