Dear Santa, Do you want reindeer? I would like a nerf gun. I hope I get ammo too. Thank you, James   Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I do not care what you give me. You can give me pjamas or socks but not a bar of soap you can give […]

JAY-LIVERMORE FALLS — The Jay-Livermore Falls Lions Club has prepared a cookbook of members and friends favorite recipes as a fund raiser to replace fund raising activities such as the Annual Home Show and Yard Sale that have been curtailed by the current COVID pandemic. The cookbook is for sale to members and the general […]

FARMINGTON — Consistent with its commitment to help prevent further community spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard our colleagues, Franklin Memorial Hospital has implemented changes to its visitor policies that go into effect Tuesday, Dec. 8. Visitors or escorts are not permitted on the Franklin Memorial Hospital campus, except the following: Hospital inpatient areas: Pediatrics: […]

USDA Funding for 2021: How Should the Money be Spent?
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FARMINGTON — The internationally acclaimed Cape Breton based Celtic Music supergroup, COIG, will again partner with Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry to bring holiday cheer and an opportunity to support the local Franklin County Ecumenical Heating Fund ministry. While COVID restrictions prohibit large gatherings, and Canada has closed the border, COIG members so want to be […]

JAY — A big thanks to all for your continued support of Frank L. Mitchell VFW Post #3335. The Friday night take out suppers have been increasing every week. There was no supper on the Friday after Thanksgiving, due to the holiday but the take out suppers will resume on December 4. The price is […]

REGION — Friends of Baxter State Park, a nonprofit organization that supports the 209,644-acre park, is auctioning off retired Baxter State Park signs as a fundraiser. This year’s auction includes a total of 20 signs. Some are from favorite camping spots like Daicey Pond and Katahdin Lake. There are also signs from the iconic Dudley, […]

JAY – OTIS Federal Credit Union will serve as a Pewter Sponsor of the upcoming Town of Canton Bicentennial Celebration, having recently contributed $1,000 to the Canton Bicentennial Committee. These funds will be used to put on two celebrations in 2021: a Gala Celebration on February 5, to feature a dance party, a sit-down dinner, […]

Effective Monday Nov. 9

REGION —Western Maine Audubon is sponsoring a free live webinar event for the public featuring a talk by Forest Ecologist Andrew Barton, on Wednesday, November 11 from 7 to 8 p.m. This presentation requires pre-registration. Please go to: https://western.maineaudubon.org/events/ for regularly updated webinar access information. Once registered, you will receive login information via email. Join […]