All schools, both remote and hybrid classes, will be closed due to widespread power outages.
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.
RSU 73 reports case of COVID-19 at Spruce Mountain High School
Out of an abundance of caution, RSU 73 will go fully remote until at least Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Three cases of COVID-19 from outside sources reported at Spruce Mountain Elementary School
The cases came from staff or students’ homes, are not school-based transmissions.
Appeal filed on Weld AT&T cellphone tower permit
WELD — The Appeals Board is expected to consider a building permit for an AT&T cellphone tower approved by the Planning Board in September. The 190-foot tower would be across from Lost Cove, just before Fire Lane 17 and beyond the Weld Inn on the Phillips Road. AT&T leased the site from Kevin and Holly […]
Farmington to observe Pearl Harbor Day
Participants will gather in the Farmington Park and Ride before the noon ceremony.
Farmington board OKs road name change, election purchases
The north end of Russells Mills Road was changed to Abbie Lane.
RSU 73 board approves Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note
RSU 73 approved the TRAN to cover slow reimbursement of CRF grant funds.
Pearl Harbor Day to be observed in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A brief service to remember the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Pearl Harbor Day, on the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge. Those who want to participate should gather in the parking lot near the Route 4 end of Water street at 1:50 […]
Reconstruction planned for High Street in Farmington
The two-year project will begin spring 2021 and include speed tables and streetlights similar to those installed on Front Street.
Firetruck sale, PD Interceptor purchase OK’d in Farmington
The town received a $26,500 bid for the 2003 Pierce DASH Pumper firetruck that was recently replaced with a new truck.