Selectmen Tuesday night, May 9, approved paying the Town of Jay $34,428 for officer training of a new hire and spending $52,515.80 for a new police vehicle.
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.
Rustic Roots Farm receives award for partnership with UMF
Erica Emery and Dave Allen, owners of Rustic Roots Farm received the Corporate Partner of the Year Award which recognizes an outstanding corporate partner and its staff for their exemplary partnership with a Maine Campus Compact member institution.
Farmington board approves police expenditures, outlines options in absence of an assessor
Farmington Selectmen on Tuesday approved reimbursing $34,428 to Jay for a new hire’s officer training and spending $52,515.80 for a new police vehicle.
Livermore board approves road contract, lease-to-own agreement for plow truck
Manzer’s Fine Grade & Earthwork in Anson will finish reconstruction of River Road using the same pricing as last year.
Principal faces color run after students exceed reading goal
Students at Spruce Mountain Primary School in Livermore were challenged to read 5,000 books. They read more than 7,100.
Hiring event Thursday at Spruce Mountain High School
The hiring event is open to the public from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Spruce Mountain High School gym.
Phoebe Pike donates 50 dresses for Spruce Mountain proms
Phoebe Pike, a Regional School Unit 73 director, has donated prom dresses for several years.
Hiring event to be held at high school in Jay
More than 40 businesses will be participating.
University of Maine at Farmington graduates: Good work is hoped for all of you
More than 300 from among 347 UMF graduating students in bachelor or master degree programs were conferred degrees.