FARMINGTON — Eight students at Mt. Blue High School from the class of 2012 and two from the class of 2013 have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on Advanced Placement Program Exams. The College Board?s Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous […]
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Dorothy Irene Remick
FARMINGTON — Dorothy Irene Remick, 80, of Farmington passed away Friday, Aug. 31, at the Sandy River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Sept. 29, 1931, in Weld, the daughter of Raymond R. and Lottie B. (Berry) White Sr. She was educated in the schools of Dixfield. Dorothy enjoyed anything she could do with […]
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Ivan L. Howard Jr.
FARMINGTON — Ivan L. Howard Jr., 74, died on Friday, Aug. 31, at the Orchard Park Nursing Home. He was born June 13, 1938, in Farmington, the first child of six children to Ivan L. and Lillian Wyman Howard. He attended Farmington schools, graduating from Farmington High School, Class of 1957. He served his country […]
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Farmington Recreation takes sign-ups for soccer programs
FARMINGTON — Registration for two soccer programs by the Recreation Department begins Tuesday, Sept. 4, and ends Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Community Center. The Recreation Department office will be open until 6 p.m. Thursday. The Instructional Soccer League begins its season for boys and girls in grades one to six who want to learn […]
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Stephens High Class of 1952 MEXICO — The class of 1952 from Stephens High of Rumford will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Coop for their monthly luncheon. All classmates and guests welcome. Mexico High Class of 1953 DIXFIELD — The Mexico High School Class of 1953 will meet at the Front […]
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Sandy River boat launches near completion
NEW SHARON — Labor Day weekend traffic whizzed past the new Sandy River boat launch off Route 2 on Saturday just beyond the New Sharon-Farmington line. A new wooden post opposite the eastbound lane’s 55 mph sign marked the as yet unsigned entrance to a short graded dirt road that leads down into a small […]
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Conference to focus on treating the trauma of war
FARMINGTON — A free conference titled “Providing Behavioral Health Services for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families” is taking place from 7:30 a.m. until noon on Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Bass Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The intended audience is medical and behavioral health providers, social workers and prehospital personnel who identify, assess and […]
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Portland speakers tell commission Maine election law isn’t broken
PORTLAND — Nearly 100 people turned out Thursday night at a meeting to tell a state commission how elections can be improved in Maine. The five-member commission, appointed in May by Secretary of State Charles Summers, is studying how the state can better conduct elections and increase voter participation. As part of its fact-finding, the […]
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Man released from jail, arrested soon after in Strong
STRONG — A man released from Franklin County Detention Center on Friday morning was arrested soon after on charges of trespassing and stealing a bike from a farmhouse on Route 4, police said. Chad W. Lockrow, 37, whose last known address is Boston, was taken into custody after he returned to the property where he […]
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Home energy improvement loans up to $15,000
A story on Farmington zoning changes on Page B3 Thursday in the Franklin edition should have stated that the Property Assessed Clean Energy ordinance allows residents to borrow up to $15,000 from Efficiency Maine for home energy improvements. It was incorrectly reported.