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Movie Review: ‘Night Swim’

For the first time since the pandemic, January means the release of a terrible horror movie in “Night Swim.” Actually, the pandemic only really affected January horror in 2021. It’s just that with January 2022 bringing us that nifty ‘Scream’ reboot and January 2023 giving the world the instantly-iconic ‘M3GAN,’ I can’t say that the […]

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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 […]

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Movie Review: ‘Migration’

With the holiday season coming to an end, I can only talk about what ‘made’ a movie like ‘Migration’ a relative hit, as opposed to talking about its future. And that reason is that it was a ‘compromise’ movie for families looking for a way to kill time together during the holiday break. ‘Wonka,’ while […]

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Pets of the Week

The Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road in Farmington, is a non-profit organization. Since 1974, their purpose has been to provide temporary care and shelter to stray, homeless, and abandoned animals. The shelter provides medical treatment including vaccinations and sterilization to all animals prior to adoption. FCAS serves the community as an adoption facility […]

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Movie Review/’Wonka’

A bit of autobiography here at the start: I grew up a stone’s throw from Hershey, Pennsylvania and my current full-time employment comes from Hershey’s Chocolate World in Times Square. Chocolate, its production, and its sales are all a major part of my identity. So I view media related to Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s book […]

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Movie Review: ‘The Boy and the Heron’

NOTE: This Japanese film is available in both “Subbed” and “Dubbed” versions. This review will focus on the “Dubbed” version with the English-language voice cast. Anime legend Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement for “The Boy and the Heron,” a sprawling fantasy with semiautobiographical elements. Surprisingly, it’s the more grounded elements that work better, […]

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Pets of the Week

Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road, Farmington, is a non-profit animal shelter focused on providing temporary care and shelter to stray, homeless, and abandoned animals within our community. The shelter is a  no-kill shelter, which means animals are never  euthanized due to a lack of space. The lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms […]

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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 help […]