FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department will be open to the public from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. The department invites the public to stop by for a tour of the department and to bring the kids in for a treat.
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Sewer work postpoined to Thursday
FARMINGTON — Repair work on the front sewer drain in front of the Municipal Building on Routes 2 and 27 has been postponed to Thursday, Oct. 31. There will be one-lane traffic during the project. Drivers are advised to allow extra travel time or find an alternative route.
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Maine Bureau of Insurance holds session on health care reform
FARMINGTON — The Maine Bureau of Insurance will hold a public information session on the federal health care reform law at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 in Room 101 at Roberts Learning Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. Superintendent Eric Cioppa of the Maine Bureau of Insurance will lead the session, according to an […]
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Board retains property considered a gateway to the community
FARMINGTON — A piece of land, one described as a gateway to the community, will remain under town ownership for now. Selectmen agreed last week to keep it. The board reviewed an appraisal of the former town garage lot at 411 High St., located at the intersection of High Street and Routes 2 and 27, […]
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Farmington couple love decorating for Halloween
FARMINGTON — For Mark Nyboe and Mona Violette, decorating their Maple Avenue yard for holidays is something special they do for their grandchildren. It also gives them pleasure. “We just have fun,” Nyboe said. Halloween provides the opportunity for large spiders, gravestones, lights, sound and smoke to create the right atmosphere for the grandchildren and […]
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UMF student arrested during Halloween Dance
FARMINGTON — A local man was arrested Friday night during a Halloween dance at the University at Maine at Farmington, UMF interim police Chief Brock Caton said Monday. Jordan Graffam, 22, a student at UMF, was arrested on charges of assault, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, he said. Graffam was released on $250 cash bail […]
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Mallett School students learn to herd sheep
FARMINGTON — Children at the Mallett School learned how to herd sheep Friday, first by watching border collies do it and then some of them doing it themselves. Two Coves Farm owner Joe Grady brought three Katahdin sheep to the school. He put up a fence on the lawn to confine them and border collies […]
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Farmington holds special town meeting on TIF districts
FARMINGTON — A public hearing followed by a special town meeting on a proposed tax increment finance district and amendment of another TIF district will take place Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Farmington Community Center. The public hearing begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the town meeting at 7 p.m. During the public hearing, the […]
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Drain work to reduce traffic to one lane
FARMINGTON — Repair work on a sewer drain in front of the Municipal Building at 153 Farmington Falls Road will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Farmington Falls Road, also known as routes 2 and 27, will be reduced to a single lane during the repair period. Motorists are asked to allow time for traffic […]
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UMF hosting Farmington Forum Series
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington continues its 150th anniversary celebration with the launch of the Farmington Forum Series, a yearlong tribute to UMF’s history of distinguished academic life. “The New Normal: The Changing Face of Education” will offer a host of events illustrating the complex nature of teaching and learning. Multiple free, […]