Weather permitting, Western Maine Foothills Band provides a free concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday night through Aug. 28 at Meetinghouse Park in Farmington.
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.
Volunteers needed to assist Ukrainian refugees
In addition to hosting refugees, there are several other ways for people in the area to help.
Temporary ATV trail, access for Spruce Mountain Ski Slope hill climb granted in Livermore
The temporary ATV trail is needed to access Rich’s Mountain after the current trail suffered significant damage in the May 1st storm.
Jay woman named interim town manager of Livermore Falls
Rhonda Irish, retired town manager of Wilton, appointed interim Livermore Falls town manager.
Spruce Mountain team wins state Envirothon for third time
The Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon program has a history of doing well at the Maine Envirothon.
Late freeze has some impact on local strawberries crops
Producers took extra steps to protect strawberry blossoms when a late frost hit May 18.
Livermore considering citizen communications system
The texting program would make it easy for citizens to find information, report issues and receive alerts.
Still time to sign up for Spruce Mountain summer rec
To participate, children must be entering grades one through eight.
Maple syrup producers’ 2023 yields depended on location
In this area, the farther north a producer lives, maple syrup yields were lower.