A meeting Monday, Oct. 24, to discuss the proposed firetruck purchase and changes to the Zoning Ordinance to include information about homeless shelters has been canceled.
Franklin Journal
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Farmington to hold hearing Oct. 24, special Town Meeting Oct. 25
A public hearing is required before voters can consider approving amendments to the Farmington Zoning Ordinance which would add the definitions and other details for homeless shelters.
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Tradition carried on at FMH block party
The Fall Block Party returns to Franklin Memorial Hospital after coronavirus pandemic halted the free family-oriented educational event.
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Wilton waterline project funding discussed
The Wilton Select Board considers using previously undesignated funds to help pay for the town’s upcoming waterline project.
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Farmington officials discuss transfer station use, cemetery preservation
Farmington has a contract with the Town of Strong that allows residents to use the Transfer Station on Farmington Falls Road; the Towns of Industry and New Sharon may be looking for similar arrangements.
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Farmington Falls bridge goes to one lane
Traffic lights will be installed for one-way traffic beginning 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, for reconstruction work on the Farmington Falls bridge.
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Interesting discoveries found in Wilton church belfry
The bell for the First Congregational Church in Wilton was cast in 1869, the heydey of new church bells for New England.
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Wilton Select Board concerned with county commissioners, budget allocation
Wilton Town Manager Perry Ellsworth raised concerns about how the Franklin County Commissioners are dividing up the county budget between the towns and unorganized territories, as well as how services are being allocated across the county.
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Fleece, fiber and more from new Farmington alpaca farm
Happy Snowman Alpaca Farm relocated from Massachusetts to 253 Knowlton Corner Road, then took time to rebuild the new property to make it suitable for animals and visitors.
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Affordable housing, shelter space coming to Farmington through federal funds
Western Maine Community Action was awarded nearly $7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to convert two properties to affordable housing and emergency shelter for housing-insecure people.