The Franklin County Agricultural Society is putting the finishing touches on the fairgrounds in preparation for the 179th Farmington Fair, which opens Sunday, Sept. 15, and runs until Saturday, Sept. 21. The work to put the fair on begins each spring and lasts several weeks after the fair closes.
Nicole Carter
Staff Writer
Nicole joined Sun Journal’s Western Maine Weeklies group in 2019 as a staff writer for the Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser. Later she moved over to the Advertiser Democrat where she covers Oxford Hills communities and School Administrative District 17. She seizes every opportunity to research and write about local history and she enjoys writing features that leave readers with a smile. Nicole graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Maine with a B.A. in history and concentration in creative writing. She held audience development and marketing positions at several Maine-based trade media companies in the Portland area before taking on community news. When not working she is an avid reader and fiber artist and enjoys observing local wildlife, from snakes and blue frogs to large game and carnivores. She and her husband, Greg, share their secluded homestead in Peru with an assortment of cats, dogs, alpacas and chickens.
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Marijuana businesses expand and open in Wilton
Western Maine Development Group, LLC alerted the Wilton Planning Board that it expects expansion and additional tenants at the old GH Bass & Co. location on Weld Road, including a medical marijuana business that has plans to expand to hemp production.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Wilton Farmers’ Market seeks new venue
The Wilton Farmers’ Market is appearing before the Select and Planning Boards to request relocating the market to McGiliccudy Park on Main Street next year.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Many hands make light work of UMF’s move-in day
Orientation Day at University of Maine Farmington isn’t just for freshmen. More than 85 sophomores, juniors and seniors were ready to greet new students and help figure out where to go, fill out paperwork, and settle into their dorm rooms.
Posted inFranklin, News
Wilton planners approve two applications for marijuana businesses
The sites are on Weld Street and Route 2.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Western Maine Homeless Outreach offers safe haven
Since its inception in 2013, Western Maine Homeless Outreach has helped more than 300 Mainers transition out of homelessness. WMHO focuses its services on families in need and guests are carefully screened to ensure the shelter is a safe haven for children.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 9 nurses chase down vaccination records
It’s not unusual for a few student immunization records to be missing when the academic year starts in September.
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Wilton to vote on moratorium on electrical transmission projects
A public hearing on the proposal will be held before the Oct. 1 special town meeting.
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Gov. Janet Mills at UMF Orientation Day: Educators are important
Gov. Janet Mills and Education Commissioner Pender Makin joined University of Maine at Farmington’s new president, Edward Serna, in welcoming freshmen during Orientation Day.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington turns 225 – Happy Birthday!
Farmington Historical Society celebrated the towns’ 225th birthday at the North Church on Monday night. About thirty members attended the potluck dinner, played period party games and enjoyed birthday cake.