FARMINGTON — Coldwell Banker Sandy River Realty, 602 Wilton Road, announces that Barbara Bean Larson has joined the agency as a licensed real estate sales agent. Bean Larson, a 2000 Mt. Blue graduate, returns to the Farmington area after five years in hotel management and real estate office management at the Sunday River Ski Resort. […]
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Budget panel to review proposed county budget
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Committee will meet at noon Thursday, May 3, to discuss proposed department budgets and program grants at the commissioners’ office at the county courthouse. Several members of the committee attended the commissioners’ review of the proposed $5.29 million budget for 2012-13. That figure includes all departments’ requests. Commissioners trimmed […]
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Drug disposal program set for April 28 across Maine
Maine residents will have the opportunity once again to participate in the third National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday, April 28. This event, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and state and local agencies, will enable residents throughout the state, to safely and at no cost, dispose of unwanted or expired prescriptions […]
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University of Maine at Farmington names new president
FARMINGTON — Excitement was in the air on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday as a new president was named. Kathryn Foster, a former policy director at the University at Buffalo and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., will take the helm July 1. “She has […]
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UMF and UMPI presidents appointed
BANGOR—University of Maine System Board of Trustees announced Wednesday morning the board had appointed new presidents at University of Maine at Farmington and the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Dr. Kathryn A. Foster, currently a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., was appointed UMF president. In addition, Dr. Linda K. Schott, […]
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Mt. Blue High School staging ‘Kate,’ a marriage of Shakespeare and Americana
FARMINGTON — The words are Shakepearean. The music is Americana. And the messages are modern. This spring, the western foothills come alive with the sounds of Shakespeare, bluegrass, insults, and laughter as Mt. Blue High School presents “Kate,” an original musical adaptation of “The Taming of the Shrew,” May 10, 11, 12, and 13 in […]
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Hebron Academy Middle School egg drop simulates concussions
Students were tasked with creating a protective enclosure for a raw egg that could sustain a 20-foot drop from Hebron Academy’s storied clock tower atop Sturtevant Hall. Designs incorporated different methods of cushioning, including packing peanuts, a foam football and a woman’s nylon suspended inside a cardboard box. The casings could not exceed more than […]
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Pet photos, donated food help animal shelter kittens in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A local photographer is offering free studio portraits of family pets in exchange for bags of kitten chow donated to the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Alana Ranney has a goal to gather 750 pounds of Purina Kitten Chow for the local shelter. Pet owners can get a photo by bringing a 25- to 30-pound […]
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Alumni planning meeting STRATTON — The Alumni Association of the Dead River Area will hold an alumni planning meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Stratton/Eustis Community building. Anyone attending schools in Stratton, Flagstaff High School and Mt. Abram Regional High School, Dead River and Coplin Plantations is invited. Ideas and suggestions are […]