‘Twas the Week Before Christmas ‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the land There was news about Fusion – exciting and grand A breakthrough of major proportions was here No more need to warm up our atmosphere!   When what to my wondering eyes did appear But a miniature sleigh with eight tiny […]

The Franklin County Animal Shelter lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m. The shelter is located at 550 Industry Rd in Farmington. The shelter is performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call 207-778-2638 during office hours to schedule an appointment. This week’s pets […]

Back in 2009, director James Cameron gave the world “Avatar.” The film about a human going undercover as a member of the Na’vi race on the planet of Pandora only to side with the Na’vi against his greedy fellow humans brought the movie blockbuster to new heights. It was the first movie to gross over […]

FARMINGTON — Following a two-year absence due to the COVID pandemic, the Farmington Warming Center will open, Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 5 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Thursdays:  Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, located at 110 Academy Street, will host the Warming Center during the month of January on Thursdays only.  During the month […]

The Franklin County Animal Shelter lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m. The shelter is located at 550 Industry Rd in Farmington. The shelter is performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call 207-778-2638 during office hours to schedule an appointment. In-shelter services provided […]

With “Avatar: The Way of Water” opening next weekend, no new wide release wanted to open this weekend and have only one week to make money before they got squashed. I’ve already reviewed first-place domestic box office finisher “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” as well as runners-up “Violent Night,” “Strange World,” and “The Menu” in second […]

The Franklin County Animal Shelter lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m. The shelter is located at 550 Industry Rd in Farmington. The shelter is performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call 207-778-2638 during office hours to schedule an appointment. In-shelter services provided […]

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows recent announcement of a recall of profanity themed vanity plates is an occasion to take a look at the most prominent and enduring proclamations that decorate vehicles in Maine and elsewhere. One expression, however, that Bellows will not be recalling and appears on all regularly issued – that is non […]

“Violent Night” doesn’t have it in itself to be the best naughty Christmas movie ever made, so it tries to compensate by being every naughty Christmas movie ever made. Drunken, bitter Santa (played here by David Harbour)? That’s been done before, let’s say most notably by 2003’s “Bad Santa.” Murderous thieves taking hostages at Christmastime? […]

Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road in Farmington is a non-profit animal shelter focused on providing temporary care and shelter to stray, homeless, and abandoned animals within our community. This is a no-kill shelter, which means they never euthanize animals due to a lack of space. The pets of the week this week are […]