Sitting outside by the pool this evening, one wouldn’t know so much transformation is happening in the world. It’s easy to sit here and feel the tender breeze rustling the leaves far above my head; I am content to be alone with my thoughts. One is never as alone as it seems, of course. The […]

Being a caregiver can be a tough job. We’ve come to think of a caregiver as someone who cares for someone ill. As a well-seasoned caregiver, caregiver advocate, and one who has needed intense care a few times over my lifetime, I’ve come to think of humans in general as caregivers. Still, I honor that […]

Franklin County Animal shelter is a no-kill shelter, which means they never euthanize animals due to a lack of space. Several hundred cats, dogs, and small animals come through the shelter’s doors each year. The shelter is committed to saving all healthy and treatable animals. They are a non-profit animal shelter focused on providing temporary […]

We’re winding down the Summer Reading Program, “Read, Renew, Repeat”, but there are still fun events to attend in August! Here’s a round up of our final SRP events! All programs are free and open to the public. On Thursday, August 1 at 6 p.m., venture into the BeWILDering Woods, a mysterious escape room that […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls Sunday, July 28, service, God gave us a beautiful Sunday to share with our Church Family. Kay King Watson served as our Pastor in the absence of Pastor Thayer who has been out of town. While members and friends gathered, Maggie Houlihan played lovely […]

LIVERMORE — At the July 28 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship, Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Who is on the Lord’s Side”, “Freely, Freely”, and “I Will Serve Thee”. The […]

LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church July 21 service, the congregation was welcomed in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship, Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Glory to His Name”, “He Lifted Me”, and “What a Wonderful Savior!”. The service […]

“It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see.” (Henry David Thoreau) Reading this quote a long time ago, I thought to myself, this means “seeing with the eyes, believing with the heart” because when we look at something or anyone, what is in our heart interprets what we see with our […]

Franklin County Animal Shelter, is located at 550 Industry Rd in Farmington. The lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, 12-4 p.m. They are performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our open hours to schedule an appointment. We’d love to help you […]

In May of this year, we celebrated several birthdays in Boston, where my son lives, as he and Pardis both had birthdays then. It was also Mother’s Day and my birthday, so we had a big weekend in the city. With a little help from me, Pardis had planned a surprise birthday party for Greg. […]