NO. LIVERMORE — The congregation was welcomed in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service on Oct. 13. The Call to Worship, Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”, “Blessed Assurance”, and “Great is They Faithfulness”. The service ended with “Go Now in […]

JAY — On Sunday, Oct. 6, Pastor Chris Dalessio welcomed the congregation and opened the service in prayer. Music was provided by Becky and Dick Pelletier. Special music was provided by Lori and Cory Bonnevie. The sermon was “How Now Shall We Live”.  How God leads us and where He leads us will always be […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — To set the mood for the worship service, Maggie Houlihan played some familiar hymns. Pastor Russ Thayer greeted all in attendance and Kay King Watson read a few announcements of upcoming meetings and events. She led us as we sang two praise songs: “Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty”, and “Surely the Presence […]

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

LIVERMORE — 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 “The Church’s One Foundation”, “Nearer, My God, to Thee”, and “What a Day That Will Be”. The service ended with “Go Now in […]

The canning and preserving season is coming to an end. Sometime in the future months, before Christmas, I’ll make a batch of blueberry jam. The year I considered making jam from frozen berries was a stroke of genius. Of course, many cooks before me had thought of this, but I was slow to approach the […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the Sunday, Sept. 15, First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls service, Maggie Houlihan played beautiful music as members of the congregation found their seats. Pastor Russ Thayer welcomed all present to the worship service, then read a couple of jokes from his book of “Dad” jokes. Kay King Watson read announcements […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the Sunday, Sept. 1, First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls service, a quartet of Pastor Russ, Dianne Hirsh, Maggie and Margaret sang, “It Is Well With My Soul”. Pastor Russ introduced his sermon, titled “Steward Your Best”. He used Scripture from the book of Leviticus, Chapter 22, Verses 17 – 20, […]

Do you dream of possibilities? Did you used to dream and then give up on them because they never seemed to come true? It’s hard to know when to let go of a dream. Although I’m confident any idea worth dreaming about is worth the effort of sticking with it. Sometimes, dreams take a lifetime […]

It was Wednesday, mid-morning, September 1, 1971, just before Labor Day, that I watched my uncle and cousin carry my dad down the steps to my uncle’s Pontiac station wagon. My uncle was an NYFD paramedic; Dad would be in good hands. He passed away in the hospital at 5 p.m. His funeral was that […]