FARMINGTON — After purchasing an apartment house next to their market on the corner of Temple and Town Farm roads in West Farmington, Kevin and Cindy Madore want to convert part of the house into a small bakery.  However, the house and store are in a residential zone, according to the town zoning ordinance. The […]

FARMINGTON — The president of Sandy River Recycling Association thanked RSU 9 students and staff for supporting the recycling program Tuesday night as the schools came up with more than 10 tons of recyclable material in the first year. Jo Josephson said it had been nine months since she and Ron Slater, manager of SRRA, […]

FARMINGTON — National discount retailer Big Lots is expected to open a store in the Mt. Blue Shopping Center by mid-September. Renovations on the 31,000-square-foot space most recently known as the Mt. Blue Market Place begin next week, Michael Jacobsen, co-owner of the shopping center under the company name, Tejas Corp. of Old Orchard, confirmed […]

FARMINGTON — The plastic No. 6 Solo cup that holds an icy cold beverage this summer can become a 10-cent donation to the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area. Through a special summer promotion by TerraCycle’s UpCycle recycling program, the local United Way gets donations for each cup. It has already received $62.60 for its […]

FARMINGTON — Kevin Howley of Wilton came to talk with AARP Maine representatives Tuesday about the future of Medicare and Social Security at a “You’ve Earned a Say” session at Franklin Memorial Hospital. “People are talking,” he said. They may be talking but they don’t feel their voices are being heard, John Hennessy, associate director […]

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Recreation Department is currently taking registrations for its summer youth programs. Programs starting in June include swimming lessons through the wading pool program and the Sumner P. Mills program. New this year, a program called Mommy and Me, is a time for 2-year-olds and mothers, fathers or caretakers to introduce the […]