FARMINGTON — Home Auto Group, Farmington Ford, has partnered with Med-Care Ambulance in Mexico to provide two SUVs for assessing patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Ford Explorer and 2020 Ford Escape, marked and in Med-Care red, were driven to Mexico on Friday morning. Home Auto Group principal owner and President Joe “Mac” MacConnell […]
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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Origin USA fights virus war with masks
Over the weekend Origin USA co-founder Peter Roberts developed a prototype for the Def Mask, began production Monday and by Tuesday had doubled capacity and added a shift to help win the invisible war against the coronavirus.
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RSU 73 board postpones budget votes indefinitely, sets calendar
Franklin County reportedly had its first COVID-19 case Thursday.
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SMART season cancellation understood but frustrating
JAY — The coronavirus pandemic affecting the world has impacted the Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team 3930 (SMART) with the March 12 cancellation of the FIRST Robotics Competition season. The 2020 FRC game challenge was revealed in January and since then SMART spent time designing, building and programming a robot that could successfully complete this […]
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Farmington annual town meeting postponed
Originally scheduled for Monday, March 30, Farmington selectmen voted to postpone the annual town meeting with the date yet to be determined.
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Spruce Mountain Schools: Meet the Staff!
Spruce Mountain Primary School Susan Lyons is a Pre-Kindergarten teacher at the primary school. Now in her fifth year at the school, she spent many previous years in the early childhood field in the Lewiston/Auburn area and in East Millinocket. She received her bachelor degree in early childhood regular education/ special education from the University […]
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Farmington board approves four grant applications
Printing, building and food projects total an estimated $8.03 million.
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Farmington Board of Selectmen agenda
Farmington Board of Selectmen Agenda Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. ***The meeting will be conducted through remote access by telephonic, video, and electronic means. The public may attend by viewing the livestream at http://mtbluetv.org/program-live-stream-farmington-selectmen.html or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MBTV11/ and/or calling 778-5874*** Item 1: Pledge of Allegiance Item 2: To hold public hearings on the following […]
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Farmington Town Meeting
A special Selectmen meeting was held Thursday night, March 19, to consider postponing the annual Town Meeting, originally scheduled for Monday, March 30.
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All things Maine focus of student projects
Fourth grade students at Academy Hill School in Wilton created Maine boxes to celebrate the state’s Bicentennial.