AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty presented a check in the amount of $2,100 to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society as part of the company’s “Give Where You Live” community support campaign. Under the program, $100 from each real estate closing is designated to one of five local charity partners as […]
January 2023
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Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27%
New eviction filings neared levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, and the problem may become a focus of the Legislature’s new session.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed in Farmington via Zoom
FARMINGTON — Due to weather conditions, Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry held the annual Martin Luther King Jr. service via Zoom on Monday, Jan. 16, and focused on loving your enemy. “Over the past several years we have had excellent guest speakers from many walks of life,” Anne Smith, one of the organizers, said. “This year […]
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Over $2 million in funding secured for Sandy River bridge
The 336-foot multi-use bridge spanning the Sandy River in Farmington will be the longest bridge of its type in Maine.
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Partnership provides smoke detectors for Farmington homes
A partnership among American Red Cross, the local DAR chapter and Farmington Fire Rescue Department installed new smoke detectors Saturday morning, Jan. 14, in thirteen homes in Farmington.
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Magrath road finds temporary plowing solution
The Wilton select board voted unanimously on Tuesday to have the winter maintenance of Magrath Rd. continue for the remainder of this winter, but the future of it’s maintenance, for all seasons, remains to be seen.
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New technology education center in Wilton
Maine STREAM Place, located on Route 133, is setting up to bring more technology education opportunities to kids in Franklin County as well as begin their own robotics teams, the Knights of Katahdin.
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Broken sprinkler soaks wing at memory care center in Farmington
Residents of Woodlands Memory Care Center on Knowlton Corner Road were moved to another wing while firefighters helped clean up the water.
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While Brunswick theater is ready to roll the credits, other cinemas hope to script happier ending
The closure of the Regal Cinema comes at a time when the southern Maine movie theater landscape is still unsettled, following at least five closures during the pandemic.