The legendary Nova Scotia fiddler Richard Wood returns for a concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, at Old South Church in Farmington. He will be joined by guest musician Keelin Wedge. Named by MacLean’s Magazine as one of the Top 100 Canadians to watch in the 21st Century, Wood has blown away sold-out […]
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Farmington board makes different decisions on three funding requests
Selectmen voted 2-2 on spending up to $25,933.60 for the construction and installation of an electric vehicle charging station in the municipal parking lot at 194 Main St. A $14,000 grant from Efficiency Maine has been received for the project.
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Longfellow Writer’s Workshop returns with a new twist
Longfellow Writer’s Workshop returns to UMF this year in the form of the Longfellow Young Writers Camp, which will be a week long camp for young writers to learn to hone their craft.
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Western Maine Women’s Wrestling calls for more girls to join
Mike Hansen, along with Heather MacDonald and Sarah Rowe, are working hard to recruit more girls to join the Western Maine Women’s Wrestling club, which features girls from all over western Maine.
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RSU 9 gets a visit from R2-Blue2
Richard Wilde of Foster Career and Technical Education Center appeared before the board and he brought with him the Blue Crew FIRST Robotics Competition team 6153 mascot, R2-Blue2.
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Money for Farmington EV charging station fails board vote
FARMINGTON — A request for nearly $26,000 for an electric vehicle charging station failed to win approval from selectmen Tuesday, because they weren’t sure if funding had already been approved and because there may be grants to help pay for it. Planning assistant Cindy Gelinas said former Town Manager Christian Waller signed a five-year contract […]
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Lions Club donates to Blue Crew robotics team
JAY — The Jay-Livermore Falls Lions Club recently donated $500 to Blue Crew FIRST Robotics Competition [FRC] Team 6153. The money was used to purchase a new flag to use at FRC competitions and events, member Mason Labonte said in an interview with the Livermore Falls Advertiser in February. “We had a flag last year […]
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RSU 9 superintendent warns ‘bullying doesn’t look like it used to’
RSU 9 Superintendent Christian Elkington expressed to the board his own personal concerns over the state of bullying and mental health, as well as the impact of social media.
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Franklin County town officials to elect county budget committee
Selectmen to caucus at 5 p.m. Monday at the county courthouse to elect three people, one from each of the commission districts.