The section of Waters Hill Road will be closed for construction Thursday.
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.
Updates given on Walton’s Mill dam removal, park improvements
Design plans are 75% completed with work to begin after ice out in 2021.
High Peaks Alliance gives communities a voice in land conservation efforts
The High Peaks Alliance has helped to conserve thousands of acres for recreational use in Franklin County.
Carrabassett Valley, Weld recognized for annual reports
REGION — On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Carrabassett Valley and Weld were named by the Maine Municipal Association as winners in the annual reports contest. According to the release, MMA’s Annual Report Competition, which has been held for more than 50 years, recognizes municipalities for producing reports for their citizens that have excellent content, are well […]
Riverside Greenhouses to continue with next generation
Kurt Reynolds will gradually transition the greenhouse business to his son, Garrett Reynolds.
RSU 73 director tells board he has COVID-19
Andrew Sylvester of Livermore said he probably got it at the Rumford paper mill.
Jay-Livermore Falls Hunting Club news
Successful bear and turkey hunters.
Students taken outdoors for lessons
JAY — In the summer of 2019, several Regional School Unit 73 teachers participated in the “Nature of Teaching” course on STEM lessons. Fourth grade teachers Tammy Deering and Nancy Anctil, third grade teacher Kristyn Wiles and pre-kindergarten teacher Amanda Ready took the course. According to livescience.com, STEM is a curriculum based on the idea […]
POW/MIA National Recognition Day observed in Jay
JAY — Members of the United Bikers of Maine from Franklin and Oxford counties drove from Turner through Livermore Falls to Jay on Prisoner Of War/Missing In Action National Recognition Day Friday, Sept. 18. Some 24 bikers made their way across the bridge to Riley Road and back, parking on the roadside in front of […]
Teaching the arts through hybrid instruction
RSU 9 and RSU 73 teachers share their plans to continue visual and performing arts programming during the coronavirus pandemic.