Two residents and a staff member have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center 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.
Spruce Mountain Schools: Meet the Staff!
Spruce Mountain Primary School Diane Berry began working for Regional School Unit 73 as a special education teacher at the high school, later moving to the elementary school as a resource room teacher for Kindergarten – grade 3. She is currently working in a resource room at the primary school. She has two adult sons […]
Mt. Blue closes all outdoor facilities
FARMINGTON — Friday afternoon, April 17, Regional School Unit 9 Supt. Tina Meserve announced that all outside facilities at Mt. Blue Campus are now closed. In an email sent to parents and students, Meserve wrote, “Due to a significant increase in usage, we feel it is time to close the entire outside facility at Mt. […]
Bear visits Chesterville home
CHESTERVILLE — Donna and Eddie Vining had a surprise, unwanted visitor over the weekend. By phone Sunday morning Donna said, “The dog started barking, the porch lights came on about 12 a.m. last night.” A large bear was on their porch where he got in to a bird feed container. He was there for a […]
My Dad’s Place reopens to give away 454 pizzas to boost community morale after Jay explosion
JAY — After the explosion at the Androscoggin Mill on April 15, Lynn and Matt Brennick, the owners of My Dad’s Place in North Jay, wanted to do something for the community. They decided to give away pizzas Friday and other businesses soon offered to help. Lynn said they had been closed since March 20 […]
Black family finds different uses for tractor
John and Corey Black had some fun using their tractor last week.
Farmington building ‘dangerous’, must be demolished
Tuesday Selectmen determined a structure at 130 Wilton Road is a dangerous building and must be torn down.
When love leads the way …
Farmington couple with two children fosters 26 others and adopts seven of them.
SAD 58 announces new guidelines for Pre-K – 8
SALEM — School Administrative District 58 has announced guidelines for the third trimester while students learn remotely. The information is included in a letter posted to the district’s website. The letter notes, “When it comes to remote learning, all that we ask is that you do the best that you can. “Please understand that it […]
Black family finds different uses for tractor
John and Corey Black had some fun using their tractor last week.