FARMINGTON — Gloved hands sifted swiftly through bags of trash Wednesday, finding paper, disposable cups, foil-lined granola-bar wrappers and uneaten food that could have been recycled. For the fifth year, members of the Sustainable Campus Coalition at the University of Maine at Farmington rummaged through bags of garbage collected over a 24-hour period in campus […]
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Farmington’s Thanksgiving dinner gets new organizers
FARMINGTON — The squash is in storage, other foods are being gathered and volunteers are signing up to help at the free annual dinner held Thanksgiving Day in the cafeteria of Mt. Blue High School. The only difference this year from the past 10 years is a behind-the-scenes change. The baton of organizational leadership has […]
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Theatre UMF will stage “The Grapes of Wrath”
FARMINGTON — The trials of a poor Midwest family during the dust bowl era will be brought to life in Theatre UMF’s production of “The Grapes of Wrath.” The Tony Award-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by playwright and director Frank Galati will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25-27, and 2 p.m., Oct. […]
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Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: Timothy J. Plummer, 19, Westford, Mass., violating condition of release, Oct. 11, $1,500 unsecured, court appearance Nov. 29, Farmington Police Department. Christian Morgan, 29, Jay, illegal attachment of plates, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, Oct. 12, $3,000 unsecured, court appearance Nov. 29, […]
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Students, staff thank benefactor for entryway
FARMINGTON — A new entryway from the Quebec Street sidewalk to the Mallett School playground links the past to today. Schoolchildren on Friday afternoon gathered in the playground area to say thank you to a man who has given so much back to the community over the years. Richard “Dick” Bjorn of Farmington and his […]
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Frederick B. Harnden
1916 – 2012 FARMINGTON — Frederick B. Harnden, 96, of Rangeley, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Edgewood Residential Care Facility. He was born June 23, 1916, in Rangeley, the son of Ray A. and Florence E. (Barker) Harnden. He graduated from Rangeley High School in 1934. He entered the University of Maine in […]
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UMF presents educational forum on ‘Helping ALL Students Learn’
FARMINGTON — How do educators help all students learn and be successful in today’s increasingly diverse classrooms with students of different cultures, languages and abilities? That is the focus of the fifth annual Teaching and Working in a Diverse World conference, “Helping ALL Students Learn,” presented by the University of Maine at Farmington. Free and […]
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Cash register taken in Farmington burglary
FARMINGTON — A cash register was pulled through a window during a weekend burglary at Pro Service garage on Farmington Falls Road. Farmington Police Officer Ted Neil responded to a report of the burglary about 9 a.m. Sunday. Someone had broken a window in the office, Rachel Heseltine, police department secretary, said. Apparently the window […]
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Police charge juveniles in graffiti spree in downtown Farmington
FARMINGTON — Two teenagers face charges after police investigated multiple sites of graffiti found Friday morning in downtown Farmington. Farmington Police issued a summons Friday to two 17-year-old males on a charge of criminal mischief for the spray-painted images on buildings behind Mainestone Jewelry, The Sensi Side and other Broadway businesses amounting to an estimated […]