The Kingfield Board of Selectmen set the 2024-25 tax rate at 19.25 mills, primarily driven by increased school district costs, while utilizing $300,000 from surplus funds to mitigate the impact on taxpayers.
Franklin
News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Photos: Mainely T Club tours Phillips with vintage Model Ts
The Mainely T club, with about 30 Model Ts, toured Phillips Sept. 5, visiting the Sandy River Railroad and Phillips Historical Society museum.
UMF students break in Farmington’s new outdoor fitness court
UMF students test out the new outdoor fitness court equipment after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Dogs and their owners strut for strays in Farmington
The Franklin County Animal Shelter hosted its annual Strut for Strays event.
RSU 9 board highlights progress, welcomes student representatives
The RSU 9 board of directors introduced new student representatives, discussed district updates, and highlighted upcoming legislative sessions on school violence during their Sept. 10 meeting.
UMaine Farmington remembers 9/11
UMF holds a remembrance ceremony for the tragic events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.
Farmington holds its first Recovery Rally
The Franklin County Recovery Center hosted the first Recovery Rally to ever take place in Farmington.
Livermore Falls teens to be charged in break-in at pot shop in Livermore Falls
The 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl will each be issued a summons on charges of felony burglary, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, and criminal mischief, officer Michael Adcock said.
Livermore Falls woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in crash that killed a Livermore woman in 2022
The recommended sentence for Trisha Payeur, 43, is 12 years with all but three years and eight months suspended, followed by four years of probation.
Teenager seriously injured in utility vehicle rollover in Avon
The 14-year-old was visiting family friends when the crash occurred Tuesday in a driveway on Cross Road.