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Overcrowded Franklin County Animal Shelter won’t take surrendered dogs

by Donna M. Perry July 7, 2025July 8, 2025

‘We are actually in the process of expanding our facility to accommodate the amount of animals we are presented with,’ a shelter representative said.

Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal

Replica Vietnam wall drew more than 8,700 to Farmington, organizer says

by Donna M. Perry July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

‘This is definitely what community is all about,’ said Jennifer Bowser, an organizer with the committee that brought The Wall That Heals to Farmington.

Business, Franklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal

Aroma Joe’s opens in Farmington to full line of customers

by Donna M. Perry July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

The coffee shop is located at 293 Main St. and the drive-thru entrance and exit are off Front Street, across from McDonald’s.

Franklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal

‘Wall That Heals’ makes emotional debut in Farmington

by Joe Charpentier July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened in an official ceremony Thursday with retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills honoring Vietnam veterans and those lost in the conflict.

Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal

Franklin County deputy praised for work on law enforcement suicide in Maine

by Donna M. Perry July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

Sgt. Ryan Close and Dr. Jamie Wren of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in Orono were recognized for their ‘compelling and deeply sobering case study.’

Franklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal

Farmington school board chair bids farewell, honors staff at final board meeting

by Rebecca Richard July 3, 2025June 30, 2025

Dorothy Robinson closed her tenure as Regional School Unit 9 board chair by honoring Pamela Chernesky and Misty Carrow as May’s standout staff members.