This year Livermore community members restored the Brettuns Memorial for Livermore military personnel buried in unmarked graves.
Pam Harnden
Staff Writer
Pam Harnden, of Wilton, has been a staff writer for The Franklin Journal since 2012. Since 2015, she has also written for the Livermore Falls Advertiser and Sun Journal. She covers Livermore and Regional School Unit 73 school board meetings. She writes about people and community events in the greater Franklin County area and is the go-to person for school robotics competitions. Pam is a member of the Old Crow Indian Band and a supervisor for the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District. She enjoys cooking, gardening, flower arranging, reading, music and spending time with her grandchildren. Pam has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maine at Orono and has been involved personally and professionally with numerous agricultural endeavors.
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Scarecrow reunion held in Phillips
PHILLIPS – The Phillips Conservation Commission’s Annual Scarecrow Reunion, held during the latter weeks of October, gathered on Upper Main Street in Phillips for the 31st time this year [with one year skipped because of COVID-19]. Julie Hardy, of the Conservation Commission, shared, “There does seem to be a renewed interest in the reunion and […]
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Pumpkins on parade in Phillips
PHILLIPS — The Phillips Area Community Center (PACC) was the place to be Saturday, October 28. The 5th Annual Pumpkins on Parade event, organized by Sheila Jalbert, along with the Pie and Bake Sale, overseen by Winona Davenport and Barbara Fields, was a showcase of both Jack-o’-lantern carving expertise by artists of all ages and […]
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Intruder arrested after gaining access to two Spruce Mountain schools
It appears the intruder entered Spruce Mountain Middle School as a student was leaving, and then was apparently let into the high school by a student where he was later arrested and banned from the district.
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Poland hunter finds bucks locked in combat in Weld
Mark Lohmann always hoped to see bucks in combat, but never imagined he would have a hand in the outcome.
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Quilt honors ‘Forever Friday Friend’ Emily Doak Hartung in Farmington
Emily Doak Hartung was a shining light: an artist, teacher, hand quilter, successful business woman and friend to many.
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Veterans Day CHESTERVILLE — A veterans’ social will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the David Archer Town Hall, 409 Dutch Gap Road. Sponsored by town clerks and North Chesterville Extension Homemakers, it will be a time for veterans to gather, sit and talk. Refreshments will be available. FARMINGTON — […]
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UMF offers Japanese language and culture courses, resumes program
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington is pleased to announce that it has resumed its longstanding Japanese Language Fellowship Program, which was briefly interrupted by COVID-19. The program welcomes visiting Japanese Fellow, Yukiko Usui Sensei, who is offering courses in elementary Japanese language and Japanese culture & society for fall 2023 and spring 2024. […]
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In every ending the beginning is already there
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” [T.S.Elliot] I ended last week’s column with, “You are the love you have been waiting for.” Last weekend, I was at an all-weekend workshop, and as I […]