REGION — The Maine Academy of Natural Sciences’ Threshold program graduated 19 students on Friday evening June 17 in the School’s parking lot and back lawn. Threshold is a remote learning High School Diploma program of the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences. This year’s class of 19 Threshold graduates was the largest in the three […]
July 2020
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Energy Matters: Electric vs. internal combustion cars
We were compelled a few months back to view a documentary about “green energy” produced by a renowned liberal documentary-maker. Unaccountably, its writer/director undertook to essentially debunk the notion of green energy, by “revealing” various trade-offs and ironies and implying that believers in shifting to renewables and reducing carbon foot-prints were all being hood-winked — […]
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Pet of the Week
At the Franklin County Animal shelter, we are doing our part here to control the spread of COVID-19 and will be closed to walk-ins and limiting community contact until further notice. We will continue offering adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our office hours to schedule. Trinity, 1 to 3 Years, Female: […]
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United Way gearing up for school
FARMINGTON — While United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is still accepting applications for the 8th annual Packs for Progress initiative (visit us on line at https://www.uwtva.org/what-we-do/projects/packs-for-progress/packs-for-progress-application to fill out your application on line), we are also gearing up for pick up day! Backpacks, filled with school supplies can be picked up at the United […]
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Fowler announces candidacy
FARMINGTON — Fenwick Fowler, a longtime Farmington resident and local leader has announced his candidacy for County Commissioner for District 2, covering Farmington, New Sharon, and Chesterville. Fowler, as he is usually known, was born in Fort Fairfield, graduated from Brewer High School in 1969 and the University of Maine at Farmington in 1973. He […]
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Weld cellphone tower proposal met with questions, concerns
“The biggest complaint was, people don’t want something they can see,” Planning Board Chairman Naomi Doughty said after the meeting.
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Farmington native navigates Appalachian Trail during pandemic
FARMINGTON — Brooklynn Winters, a 21-year-old Farmington native also known as “Bear Bait,” has been hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) since May 12. After saving and planning for a year, Winters almost canceled her hike entirely due to the pandemic and pressure from friends and family members. “My thought process was, well, I am going […]
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RSU 9 board to vote on plans to reopen schools August 11
After a Zoom community forum, the school board will decide how RSU 9 schools will operate for the upcoming school year.
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Funding sought for Walton’s Mill Park improvement project
Farmington will not be responsible for funding the Walton’s Mill Dam removal or Walton’s Mill Pond Park improvement project.
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On this date in Maine history: July 31
July 31, 1779: William D. Williamson, Maine’s second governor and a scholar who laid much of the foundation for Maine historical research, is born in Canterbury, Connecticut. Williamson’s “The History of the State of Maine; from Discovery, A.D. 1602, to the Separation, A.D. 1820, Inclusive” is a standard reference work for modern researchers. A Brown […]