FARMINGTON — Letitia Joy Smith Gilbank, 78, passed peacefully, in the comfort of her own home in Farmington, Wednesday, April 18. She was born June 7, 1933, in Cambridge, Mass., a daughter of Harry F. and Dorothy (Zeller) Smith. She attended New Vineyard schools at an early age and graduated from Gould Academy in Bethel. […]
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County to hold public hearings for a proposed new dispatch center
FARMINGTON — A series of public hearings on a proposed $598,300 new dispatch center for Franklin County will begin Thursday in Kingfield. Franklin County commissioners, the county Dispatch Building Committee and the county Budget Committee support building the new center on county property on County Way in Farmington. That’s where the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department […]
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RSU 9 budget increases from debt, fuel
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board continued its study Thursday night of the $28.9 million proposed budget for 2012-13 and listened to administrators’ explanations of the $3.6 million increase. Most of that increase, $2.7 million, is for debt service. Insurance will cost more, Superintendent Michael Cormier said, and fuel is $23,000 more, David Leavitt, […]
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Police investigate Farmington burglary
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a burglary at an Owen Mann Road home where items worth $650 were taken. Police believe the burglary occurred within the last two weeks, Farmington Police Department secretary Bonnie Pomeroy read from the report. When the homeowner returned Tuesday afternoon, he noticed a vehicle parked at the home looked as […]
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UMF spring Career Fair expanded
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will hold its annual spring Career Fair from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the North Dining Hall in the UMF Olsen Student Center. It is free and open to the public. Previously focused on openings in the field of education, this year’s career fair has been […]
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Farmington Fire and Rescue moves in to former police offices
FARMINGTON — Members of Farmington Fire and Rescue recently pitched in to renovate and move into the former police headquarters at the Municipal Building. The department cleaned, painted, built a new door and steps from the office down to the trucks and moved in, Chief Terry Bell said. “The new space is working great. It […]
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Mt. Blue senior wins Speak Out competition
FARMINGTON – Robert Sepanek of Vienna, a senior at Mt. Blue High School, won first place in the State of Maine Lions club Region 6 Speak Out public speaking competition held March 28 at UMF North dining hall. This is the second of the three-level public speaking competition in which students can earn scholarship money […]
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McAvoy joins team at HealthQuest Chiropractic
FARMINGTON — HealthQuest Chiropractic, 383 Wilton Road, Farmington, announces its newest team member, Samantha McAvoy. She is a licensed massage therapist and certified Reiki practitioner who is an active member of the Maine chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association. McAvoy earned her massage therapy degree from Kennebec Valley Community College and holds a bachelor […]
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Palmer Realty welcomes Pearson
FARMINGTON — Palmer Realty has welcomed Farmington native and Mount Blue graduate Susi Pearson as a broker to its sales force. Those who have lived in the area for 20 years or more may remember she owned and operated Coldwell Banker Pearson real estate next to the bridge in West Farmington. In 1991, the Department […]