When Spruce Mountain High School athletes learned most competitive sports were approved for this winter, the number of athletes ineligible to participate because of grades went from 47 to 14.
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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Solar project proposed in Livermore
The proposed 11,000 solar panel project would be on land leased along route 4 and Gibbs Mill road.
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Winter use signs to be erected at Brettuns Pond beach
Keeping the area plowed all winter for ice fishermen has removed vegetation and impacted water quality.
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Weld appeal sends cellphone tower back to Planning Board
The Board of Appeals rules vote on each criteria individually was not addressed.
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Farmington town meeting to be held via ballot at the polls
The 2021 session is tentatively set for April, a month later than usual.
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Weld cellphone tower appeal to be considered Jan. 11
Preregistration by noon Monday is required to attend the Zoom meeting.
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Strong Elementary School in lockdown, arrest made Thursday morning
STRONG — The Strong Elementary School was the scene of an altercation Thursday morning, Jan. 7, that resulted in a call to 911, the school being locked down, and an arrest made. According to a release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, at 8:12 a.m., Lt. St. Laurent, Lt. Rackliffe, Det. Stephen Charles, Deputies, Gray […]
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Farmington 2021 budget impacted by LEAP explosion
The proposed 2021 budget is up $743,184 with most of the 12.17% increase coming from higher worker’s compensation insurance following the September 2019 LEAP explosion.
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COVID-19 outbreak at Woodlands Senior Living in Farmington
The outbreak was first reported Jan. 1 with four patients and one staff member testing positive.
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Farmington’s proposed 2021 budget is up by over $700K
Most of the increase — $743,184 — is for higher workers’ compensation insurance after the LEAP explosion.