The baskets were presented to 74 families comprised of 253 people.
Farmington Maine
New Yorker dives into first Chester Greenwood Day
Staff writer Kay Neufeld dove head first into her first time attending Chester Greenwood Day, a.k.a. the earmuff festival, and came out more victorious than she anticipated.
RSU 9 receives grants for homeless students
The school board discussed outreach and services for homeless students with the Cape Cod Hill School Principal Lisa Sinclair, who is the district’s federal homeless liaison. Sinclair said during the meeting she believes the district is doing a “good job” of identifying housing-insecure youth due to a correlation between the district and statewide percentages of its homeless youth populations. However, studies show that the actual size of homeless youth populations are not captured by state figures — particularly for populations in rural areas.
Photos: Ski practice at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington
Members of the Mt. Blue High School Nordic Team and Mt. Blue High Middle School students on the Farmington Area Ski Team trained Tuesday.
Franklin County arrest log: Dec. 14, 2021
Arrests booked from Dec. 11 through Dec. 12.
Canadian man’s bail remains at $350,000 in cocaine case
Jermaine T. Phillips, 40, of Brampton, Ontario, is accused of bringing $4.6 pounds of cocaine across border into Maine.
Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.
Farmington garden club shares World War I memorial arch exhibit
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club, at a Dec. 4 event held at the Roderick-Crosby American Legion Post 28 hall, shared plans to improve the World War I Teague Memorial Arch. The club hosted a display of the history of the arch, beginning with John M. Teague’s dying wish to leave his wealth […]
Farmington honors earmuff inventor Chester Greenwood at annual celebration
After COVID muffled last year’s event, the annual celebration returned Saturday on a bright chilly day to honor the inventor on his 163rd birthday.