PHILLIPS – The Annual Pumpkins on Parade event, held Sunday at the Phillips Area Community Center (PACC) on Depot Street, was declared “a huge success” by organizers and participants alike. “We had a huge response from the public,” stated Winona Davenport, PACC’s treasurer, who also announced that, with participants’ registrations in the pumpkin judging, the […]

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 […]

It makes perfect sense to cast Dwayne Johnson as a superhero. Actually, it might make too much sense. Like, it’s a little too on-the-nose. Here’s a guy that is tremendously built and athletically gifted, with a seemingly unlimited arsenal of charisma, money, and fame. Heck, the guy spent years convincing arenas full of people that […]

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 […]

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 […]

After several weeks of increasingly ineffective horror movies, “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” was a nice change of pace. Actually, it was nice to have anything at all for the kids, who haven’t had a movie since “DC League of Super-Pets” all the way back in July. In many ways, this harmless piece about a singing crocodile […]

PHILLIPS — After an absence of two years, the infamous “Ghost Train” returned last weekend to run the rails of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. Nearly 300 passengers braved the journey through the “haunted” Dill Woods between Sanders Station on Bridge Hill Road to Phillips Station at the end of Amble Street. Even […]

PHILLIPS — A recent fundraising event brought in nearly $500 to support youth programs at The Mikayla Morgan/Thomas Deckard-Madore Memorial Court at North Franklin Park on Pleasant Street in Phillips. The 3-vs-3 Basketball Tournament was such a success that organizers hope to make it an annual event. Three brackets of competition included middle school boys’/girls’ […]

AVON – Just a hop, skip, and a jump down Route 4 from the Avon Town Hall, at 1063 Rangeley Road, is Blue Thistle. Owned and operated by Claudine Bravo and her husband Carl Hardy, the shop is right beside the road at the head of their drive. A large OPEN flag welcomes visitors on […]

Please call us for an appointment at (207) 778-2638 during our office hours, Monday through Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m. The pets of the week this week are Kiwi and Khloe! Kiwi, is a six months old male and he has this to say. “ Hello! I’m Kiwi. I’m a very good boy and I […]