In September, six traffic lights on Broadway and Main Street will receive cabinet and structural work with updates to the lights themselves occurring over the winter.
Franklin Journal
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Farmington college gives sneak peak of new Sweatt-Winter building
With completion within arm’s reach, the new Sweatt-Winter building at the University of Maine Farmington is looking to bring early child development to a new level.
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RSU 9 reports transportation, custodial services in better shape than last year
Director of Transportation and Facilities Richard Joseph Jr. reported on Tuesday, Aug 8, that in spite of losing a driver and a mechanic in the last year, staffing is in better shape compared to previous years.
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Farmington-based district reports rising chronic absenteeism in all schools
Regional School Unit 9 administrators formulating plan to address problem.
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RSU 9 seeks more host families to house international students
As the school year is right around the corner, Lisa Dalrymple, director of the international student program for RSU 9, is working hard to secure host families for the incoming students.
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Wilton website still seeking improvements, outside help
Originally hoping to have maintenance performed in house, Town Manager Perry Ellsworth will now be seeking outside assistance to help with the town website.
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Wilton Blueberry Festival to feature new, returning events
The fireman’s muster returns after several years absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year it will be held at the GD Cushing School instead of on Main Street.
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Farmington residents express concerns about feeding deer
More than two dozen people signed a petition expressing concern over people possibly feeding deer, the increase in the deer population plus the ticks and diseases carried by them.
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New bill seeks to further protect loons in Maine
Retailers will be prohibited from selling some painted lead fishing tackle beginning Sept. 1, 2024, while users will be banned from casting such tackle into state waters beginning Sept. 1, 2026.
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Programs protect, new documentary promotes Wilson Lake
The courtesy boat inspection program prevents invasive water plants and other unwanted things from entering Wilson Lake while a new documentary will showcase the importance of the lake’s environmental impact, the economic significance it can have for the town and its cultural aspects.