REGION — Nominations for the 2020 Amanda Dempsey Award presented by Amgen Oncology will be accepted through August 21 at dempseycenter.org/award. The award, named in memory of Patrick Dempsey’s mother Amanda Dempsey, is presented to a cancer survivor who has a passion for helping Mainers with cancer. Although Amanda was reserved and humble, she had […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library will be open by appointment starting Tuesday, July 21. Browsing by appointment will be available Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Please read the all the safety guidelines before making an appointment. Ideally, you’ll come alone wearing a cloth face covering and carrying only your library card. We can only allow […]

Growth and Leadership through Service

FARMINGTON — At least 25% of adults in Franklin County have trouble reading. It is an invisible problem that affects all of us, especially during a pandemic. 2020 could be the year to tutor an adult with literacy goals. Tutoring is a fantastic experience for any adult who enjoys mentoring, coaching, or teaching, has a […]

LIVERMORE — Hymns Sunday were: “America the Beautiful;” “If My Peoples Hearts are Humbled;” and Jesus Calls Us.”  Pastor Bonnie’s Scripture reading John 8:31-32, the message was titled, “Freedom Thru Salvation”.  This weekend we celebrate the freedom of our nation, but we must not forget the freedom of salvation that Christ died to give to […]

Benefit field hockey event will take place virtually with fundraising happening in July

FARMINGTON — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, has temporarily closed its satellite office location at 218 Fairbanks Road in Farmington, while the organization looks for a new office space in Franklin County. The public is encouraged to continue to contact SeniorsPlus at 1-800-427-1241 for assistance including counseling and support as the organization […]

REGION — Interested in speaking up for a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program is holding its fall training for volunteer advocates on August 11-14, 2020. The online, four-day training is free, and participants learn about all aspects of child advocacy. Maine CASAs are community volunteers who are appointed to serve […]

As public fireworks displays are canceled across the country, NFPA is vigorously discouraging individuals’ use of consumer fireworks