REGION — Franklin County Walk-in Tech Assistance Date: Tuesdays Time: 10 a.m.–noon Facilitator: Paul Haberstroh Location: SeniorsPlus Wilton Need assistance with a device like a phone, tablet, or laptop? Do you need assistance with email or zoom? Paul Haberstroh, Computer Connections Teacher of Franklin County Adult and Community Education, will be here to help. Loose Ends Knitting […]
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Movie Review: ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training’
NOTE: This Japanese film is available in both “subbed” and “dubbed” versions. This review is based on the “subbed” version – Japanese spoken with English subtitles. Before “Hashira Training,” my exposure to the “Demon Slayer” anime series was limited to the 2020 film “Mugen Train.” Well, that and all the cosplayers I see every day […]
Pets of the Week
Franklin County Animal Shelter is located at 550 Industry Road in Farmington. The shelter’s lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m., and they are performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our office hours to schedule. We’d love to […]
Movie Review: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
It was a good idea for “Bob Marley: One Love” to open on Valentine’s Day. Not just because there hadn’t been a decent box office performer in weeks (and even ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘The Beekeeper’ were only mild hits) and the market was ripe for a takeover. Not just because the holiday weekend needed a […]
Kids’ Book Review: ‘A to Z Animal Mysteries: Bats in the Castle’
‘A to Z Animal Mysteries: Bats in the Castle’ By Kayla Whaley Illustrated by Chloe Burgett If you enjoyed reading Ron Roy’s popular A to Z Mysteries, you are in for a treat. There is a new Ron Roy series, A to Z Animal Mysteries. Bats in the Castle caught my eye quickly as it […]
Pets of the Week
Franklin County Animal Shelter, is located at 550 Industry Road in Farmington. The shelter’s lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m., and they are performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our office hours to schedule. We’d love to […]
Movie Review: ‘Lisa Frankenstein’
I had high hopes for “Lisa Frankenstein,” whose trailers promised a lead performance from Kathryn Newton (of the gleefully twisted body-switch horror-comedy “Freaky”) and a sick sense of humor that might actually be jarring in a fun way. Then I learned the truth: the movie still stars Kathryn Newton, but it’s rated PG-13. Ugh, what’s […]
Local educator chosen to attend civics workshop
FARMINGTON — Lance Harvell of Farmington was recently nominated by Senator Susan Collins to be one of only 16 middle school civics educators invited to attend an upcoming workshop at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museum in Fremont, Ohio, later this month. The workshop is being presented by the United States Capitol Historical […]
Pets of the Week
Franklin County Animal Shelter, is located at 550 Industry Road in Farmington. The shelter’s lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m., and they are performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our office hours to schedule. We’d love to […]
Movie Review: ‘Argylle’
As much as I enjoyed the fun, exciting trailers for “Argylle”, which made excellent use of the film’s eclectic cast, there was one element that told me the movie was in serious trouble. Amongst shots of the cat belonging to spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard), onscreen text insisted that, “Once you know the […]