My son and his girlfriend are here for the week to escape the blistering heat of the city. They love Boston for many reasons – fabulous restaurants, various entertainment options, easy travel to other areas for recreation, and so on. However, as cities do, they collect heat, and it’s not fun. It’s been a great […]
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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North Livermore Baptist Church
LIVERMORE — Pastor Bonnie is on vacation this week. The congregation was welcomed in by Rev. Dr. Susan Crane at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “The Comforter Has Come”, “Great is Thy Faithfulness” and “Be Still, My Soul”. The service ended with “Go […]
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Guest columkn: Higher electricity bills are coming, here’s what you can do
Electric bills will be increasing again on July 1. Just when ratepayers thought they could breathe a sigh of relief based on last winter’s decrease in the Standard Offer [SO] price, here we go again with more increases. For a typical CMP residential customer [using 550 kWh per month], the monthly bill is expected to […]
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Sandy River Ramblers to perform at Norlands
LIVERMORE — On Saturday, June 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. the Sandy River Ramblers will be presenting an outdoors bluegrass concert at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore. The Washburn-Norlands Center, a beautiful Victorian estate maintained as a historical museum, working farm, and event site, is located at 290 Norlands Road. The Sandy […]
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Suppers JAY — There will be no supper at the Frank L. Mitchell VFW Post 3335 on Friday, July 5, so the kitchen crew can enjoy the holiday. Meals will resume on July 12 with ham and potato casserole, salad, piña colada fluff for dessert. July 19 is a dance night, 6 to 9 p.m. […]
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Livermore Falls negotiates price of new plow truck
A 2024 F600 ordered in April was dropped by Ford Motor Co. which delivered a 2025 instead.
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Two Farmington projects move forward for congressional funding
Sen. Susan Collins picked up the Police Department equipment project for federal funding, and Sen. Angus King supports the Dragon’s Nest skateboard park upgrade.
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Blue Crew robotics team from Farmington and Jay schools competes in Massachusetts
The offseason event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute was a great way for new drive team members to understand what a real competition is like without the stress often seen during regular competition.
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UMF students receive surprise fellowships
FARMINGTON — Several students in the University of Maine at Farmington’s master’s in counseling psychology with an emphasis in creative arts program recently received surprise funding awards in the form of generous academic fellowships from Mariah’s Studio, a Gorham-based non-profit. The UMF master’s program is the only program in Maine and one of only three […]