FARMINGTON — On Dec. 12, SAVES hosted a candlelight vigil and speak-out in support of male victims and survivors of sexual assault in response to the recent media attention surrounding Syracuse and Penn State. Franklin County’s sexual assault crisis center brought together a group of almost 20 individuals for a candlelight vigil to support men […]
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Playwright shares how Somali migration changed her life
FARMINGTON — Maine writer and performer Cheryl Hamilton will bring her one-woman show, “Checkered Floors,” to the Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The 7:30 p.m. performance is open to the public with requests for donations at the door. “Checkered Floors” is about a recent college […]
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Chinese New Year celebrated at UMF
FARMINGTON — Students, faculty and members of the public celebrated with a Chinese New Year Festival Monday afternoon in North Dining Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington for Chinese cuisine, games, music and television. This is the third year that the Office of International and Exchange Programs at the University has sponsored a […]
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Jay man pleads not guilty sex charges
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded not guilty to 11 sex-related charges against two children under age 14 on Friday in Franklin County Superior Court, according to court documents. Joshua K. Welch, 31, was indicted Jan. 12 on one count of gross sexual assault and 10 counts of unlawful sexual contact. Jay police Detective Richard […]
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Two killed in three-car crash on Route 2 in Wilton
WILTON — Two people were killed in a three-car crash on Route 2 near the Farmington town line Monday afternoon. Meta Sevigny, 80, of Farmington, was killed in the crash, as was the male driver of a Chrysler sedan involved in the accident, Wilton police Chief Heidi Wilcox wrote in an email to Sun Journal […]
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Galen F. Brackley
BOSTON, Mass. — Galen Francis Brackley, 54, died Jan. 17 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he had been a patient for the last week following a long illness. He was born May 2, 1957, in Farmington, the son of Clinton and Arlene Chadbourne Brackley. He was educated in the schools of Strong and […]
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UMF honored for on-campus work opportunities
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington was recently recognized by the Forum for Youth Investment, a national research-based organization, for its commitment to expanding on-campus student employment opportunities through the UMF Student Work Initiative. UMF is one of three national universities cited for their promising student employment strategies in the organization’s recent Ready by […]
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UMF assistant professor/poet will give reading
FARMINGTON — Local author Kristen Case, an assistant professor at the University of Maine at Farmington, will give a reading and book signing Thursday, Jan. 26, at Devaney, Doak & Garrett Booksellers. Case is author of “American Pragmatism and Poetic Practice: Crosscurrents from Emerson to Susan Howe.” Case maintains that American poets from Emerson to […]
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Hospitals say proposed DHHS cuts would hurt care, patients
LEWISTON — A day after the CEO of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center told Gov. Paul LePage that proposed cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services was a “nuke approach” that would leave thousands of Mainers without health insurance, hospital leaders across the state echoed that concern. They believe the cuts would cost […]
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Six plead not guilty to several charges
FARMINGTON — Five Franklin County men pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges in two separate cases Friday. A sixth man pleaded not guilty to robbery in a third case. Shane Webber, 25, of New Vineyard, and Dahlong Campbell, 22, of Jay entered pleas of not guilty to kidnapping, criminal threatening and violating condition of release […]