FARMINGTON — Franklin County Chamber of Commerce will settle into its new location at Walmart this weekend. The office opens Monday, Oct. 1, with some potential renovations being considered later, Marc Relford, interim director, said. A public open house will be held later. Relford is starting to move some items and chamber members are expected […]

FARMINGTON — Selectmen approved five changes to the town’s traffic ordinance Tuesday, after questions arose about two amendments.  The votes were unanimous on four of the changes. Selectmen Andrew Hufnagel and Ryan Morgan opposed the change that eliminates overnight parking on South Street year-round. The University of Maine at Farmington had requested that overnight parking […]

FARMINGTON — A police officer used the extinguisher in his cruiser Wednesday morning to put out a truck fire on High Street. “I was in the right place at the right time,” officer Ryan Rosie said. A pickup truck with a dump body hauling a trailer north on High Street was stopped near High Street […]

FARMINGTON — The red carpet was rolled out Wednesday as a bus tour from Arkansas pulled into the downtown for lunch and shopping. Greeters Emily Hartung and Shelby Childs from the Farmington Downtown Association welcomed the Francis Custom Tour bus as it pulled in at about 1 p.m. Shortly before that they waved goodbye to […]

FARMINGTON — The RSU 9 Administrator Evaluation Committee is hoping to have a candidate for superintendent in early 2013. Committee Chairman Robert Pullo told directors Tuesday that members of the board’s subcommittee met with Dale Douglass, a representative of Maine School Management Association. The association is going to help the school board find a new […]