FARMINGTON — A workshop titled Creating Effective Signage for your Business is being offered Oct. 3 by the Farmington Downtown Association. The session is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Homestead Bakery. It’s followed by a walking tour from 12:30 to 1 p.m. The workshop features architect Malcolm L. Collins from […]
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ATV Toy Run from Farmington to Canton and Jay gives Operation Santa Claus ‘big start’
WILTON — Saturday’s rain was great for ducks and geese lined with down feathers, but not so much for 250 jacketed participants in the 16th annual Whistle Stop Trail ATV Toy Run. Although participation was down about 400 people from past rides due to the weather, the enthusiasm and donations from those who participated was […]
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Local students enroll at St. Lawrence University
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University welcomes the following students as members of the class of 2016. Each first-year student will participate in St. Lawrence University’s innovative First-Year Program, an introduction to the liberal arts curriculum taught in residence halls by faculty teams. Clear writing and speaking skills are stressed, and careful advising is provided […]
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E. Graham: Obama should be voted out
I firmly believe that President Barack Obama has stoked the fires of class warfare during his presidency, though he promised otherwise. When he went to Chicago and began his community organizing, he used the Saul Alinsky method that stoked resentments in the black community. Obama was taught by a Harvard professor Charles Ogletree, who pushed […]
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State elections panel hears testimony in Farmington
FARMINGTON — About 35 people voiced concerns about the state’s election process at a recent public hearing by the Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine. The hearing at the University of Maine at Farmington was the fourth of seven scheduled by the commission chaired by former Superior Court Judge John Atwood. The […]
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Two are elected to UMF board of visitors leadership roles
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington President Kathryn A. Foster has announced that Alison Hagerstrom and Gerald Cayer have been elected as the chair and vice chair of the UMF board of visitors. “UMF is honored to welcome both of these dedicated and accomplished individuals—and UMF alumni—to their new leadership positions on our board […]
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Anson driver escapes Route 27 rollover with minor injuries
FARMINGTON — Police say an Anson woman escaped with minor injuries after her vehicle rolled on Route 27 near the New Vineyard town line at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Ashley Warren, 25, was driving north in a 2001 Saturn when the vehicle in front of her slowed for an animal that dashed out into the […]
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Drug collections to be held Saturday
JAY — Police around the state will collect unwanted and expired prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Police are working in conjunction with Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to help the public prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unwanted and unused drugs. In Jay, the […]
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Farmington town office position is staying
FARMINGTON — Selectmen backed off from a suggestion to eliminate a part-time counter person at the Town Office Tuesday, after they learned more about the work performed by office personnel. When Town Clerk Leanne Pinkham resigned this summer, Selectmen Ryan Morgan and Andrew Hufnagel questioned a restructuring of personnel to accommodate what they said townspeople […]
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Farmington MS walked planned for Saturday
FARMINGTON — Maine residents are rallying at Community Center on Saturday, Sept. 29, for Walk MS 2012. Money raised will help fight multiple sclerosis, which afflicts more than 3,000 Maine residents and their families. Check-in is at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10. Walkers follow a 2.5 mile path from the center, with a […]