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    April 12, 2024

    United Way to celebrate mothers

    WILTON — This year United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is celebrating mothers with brunch and bingo! Join us at the Wilton Masonic Hall on Mother’s Day – May 12 – located at 70 Bryant Road in Wilton starting at 9 a.m. Brunch will be from 9 – 11 a.m. Bingo will start at noon! […]

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    April 12, 2024

    Maine Home Education Leaders kick-off first summit

    HALLOWELL —  On Saturday, 30 homeschool leaders from across the state came together at Maple Hill Farm in Hallowell for the First Annual Leader Summit of the Maine Home Education Alliance (MHEA). Three Franklin County members attended, Victoria Staples from Farmington, Casey Dingley from New Sharon and Becky Grant from West Farmington. The event included […]

  • Published
    April 10, 2024

    Together we can build a bigger sky

    As I interviewed first responders for the last month, I thought, how fortunate am I that I get to write as my life service? I never know where a story will lead. Will I be surprised? Always. Will I have the courage to say what needs to be said? I strive for discernment. And so, […]

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    April 10, 2024

    Seeking local host families for exchange students

    REGION — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host high school exchange students aged 15 to 18 from diverse countries such as Australia, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, and more. ASSE exchange students are carefully selected based on their academic achievements and personalities. […]

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    April 10, 2024

    Pets of the week

    Franklin County Animal Shelter (FCAS) is located at 550 Industry Road, Farmington. They are a no-kill shelter so if you are looking for a furry friend to fill your home with love and pets, this is the place to visit. they’d love to talk to you about their adoptable animals, so contact us, or better […]

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    April 10, 2024

    Country Music Hall of Fame presents “UNPLUGGED”

    HARTLAND — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will present “UNPLUGGED,” an all-acoustic live country music show on Sunday, April 21 at 1 p.m. at the Irving Tanning Community Center, 62 Elm St, Hartland. The show will feature a great line-up of legendary Maine country and bluegrass performers, all members of the […]

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    April 10, 2024

    First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls

    LIVERMORE FALLS — At the Sunday, April 7, First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls service a beautiful Sundaywas in store and many parishioners entered First Baptist Church looking forward to the worship service. Our acting Pastor this morning was Kay Watson. Dianne Hirsh opened the service as she welcomed all in attendance and read a […]

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    April 10, 2024

    Local elections matter

    To the Editor: I am writing to ask Jay residents to write in Danielle Brotherton for school board. The election takes place April 23 in person, but you may get a ballot at the town office and vote absentee before then. Local elections matter. It’s important to vote for directors who support public education, who […]

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    April 10, 2024

    Spruce Mountain Middle School second trimester honor roll

    Sixth Grade High Honors: Elle Belanger, Landyn Buote, Brody Chretien, Austin Churchill, Evangeline DiPasquale, Harlee Foss, Ava Goodwin, Lexus Hebert, Cloe Judd, Caitrin Pratt, Ashlyn Rowley and Carter Yahn Sixth Grade Honors: Ella Adams, Kaleb Bangs, Hannah Bennett, Sophia Brown, Barrett Bryant, Isabelle Cordes, Kashynn Edwards, Jaa’Lilyah Fields, Jaden Gibbs, Rielyn Given, Benjamin, Irving, Ariannah Jordan, […]

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    April 10, 2024

    Extension launches beginner volunteer management micro-credential

    REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Volunteer Maine, launched a new online training for individuals getting started in a volunteer management role. Three self-paced courses make up the Introductory Volunteer Management micro-credential. Level 1, which takes about four hours to complete, provides an overview of what a volunteer manager does and […]