FARMINGTON — Police have charged a young woman and issued warrants for a young man in connection with more than 20 car burglaries and theft of items from the cars over the last couple weeks in the High Street area. Courtney Groder, 19, of Vienna was charged Tuesday with 18 counts of burglary to a […]
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$450,000 for dental services gets initial OK
FARMINGTON — Word of clearing the first hurdle in securing $450,000 for Community Dental’s operation in Farmington was encouraging, Lisa Kavanaugh, chief executive officer of Community Dental said last week. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she had secured initial approval of the funds for the nonprofit Maine […]
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Three teens hurt in crash
FARMINGTON – Three teenagers were injured late Thursday afternoon when the car they were driving in rolled over on Industry Road in Farmington, police said. The driver of the 1990 Ford sport utility vehicle was Nicholas Luker, 17, of Industry. At the time of the crash, he and three friends, all 15 and 16 years […]
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Farmington car burglaries continue
FARMINGTON — Farmington Police continue to deal with three or four car burglaries a night. They are seeking information from the public about anything that’s out of the ordinary, said Bonnie Pomeroy, department secretary on Thursday. A rash of burglaries started July 19 and last week police reminded residents to lock vehicles and asked them […]
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Mt. Blue High School honor roll
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue High School honor roll for the fourth quarter has been announced. Grade nine Highest honors: Alexandra Baxter, Drew Blanchet, Kristen Brown, Ragnar Clarke, Laura Dunham, Ashley Emery, Andrew Ferrari, Ryan Flanagan, Zyrah Giustra, Erika Gray, Margaret Hall, Amy Hilton, Sully Jackson, Zakary Kendall, Ruth Leopold, Katie Lewis, Abigail Lochala, Shireen […]
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Mt. Blue Middle School honor roll
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Middle School honor roll for the third trimester has been announced. Grade seven High honors: Michael Bennoch, Maxwell Blais, Patricia Brady, Sarah Cummings, MacKenzie Dwyer, Savannah Fay, Mercedes Feero, Taylor France, Anthony Franchetti, Katherine Gunther, Leah Hardy, Brandi Harris, Brendan Hickey, Hanna Hopkins-Goodwin, Sara Hopkins-Goodwin, Michaela Hutchinson, Chenoa Jackson, Taylor […]
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Free hot dogs at church
FARMINGTON — The Henderson Memorial Baptist Church will again give away hot dogs after the Fourth of July parade. This year the parade will be held on Saturday, July 3, to avoid Sunday morning conflicts. The grills will be fired up and the hot dogs will be free. The church will be accepting donations for […]
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Music on Main concerts begin June 15
FARMINGTON — Country and oldies music will be provided free of charge every Tuesday, starting June 15, at the Meeting House Park gazebo. Concerts will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., weather-permitting. The Music on Main concert schedule follows: Seminole Wind (Jeff and Donna Wells): July 6, Aug. 3 and Aug. 31 Arizona Rose […]
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Extension workshop announced
FARMINGTON — Kate McCarty, food preservation program aide of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will offer a three-hour “Preserving The Harvest” food preservation workshop on Thursday, July 29, and again on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The workshops will be held at the Franklin County extension office, 138 Pleasant St. There is a $10 materials fee […]