STRONG — Students, teachers, ed techs, the whole middle school – even the principal – traveled to Gray to study up close and personal a wide variety of Maine’s wild animal species. According to information sent home with the students prior to the trip, their major objectives were to practice “observational drawing skills, collecting data […]

Back in 2019, “Joker” managed to make over $1 billion at the global box office and earn 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and a Best Actor win for Joaquin Phoenix. I recall respecting the movie for Phoenix’s performance and the inspired idea to paint him as a Scorsese-style antihero, but I also recall not […]

The recent Hurricane Helene at the end of September and then Milton just 13 days later are an unusual onslaught. It is not only a tragedy for the southeastern US but also one also one with potential implications for the choice of national leaders at a time only a few weeks out from the November […]

STRONG — Students, teachers, education technicians, the whole middle school – even the principal – traveled to Gray last week to study up close and personal a wide variety of Maine’s wild animal species. According to information sent home with the students prior to the trip, their major objectives were to practice “observational drawing skills, […]

Town Office will be closed Sept. 19 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. for mandatory motor vehicle training, but will be open from 3-6  p.m. that day. For those of you who are suspicious, this is one of the days each year set aside for you – Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th has long […]

Nobody is going to mistake cut-rate biopic “Reagan” for a great movie. At best, it’s a pretty standard greatest-hits collection of important moments in the former President’s life. At worst, it’s a laughably underfunded production made by people who, for whatever reason, want to sell America on Ronald Reagan in 2024. But the movie is […]

Franklin County Animal Shelter is located at 550 Industry Road in Farmington. Our lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, 12-4 p.m. We are performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our open hours to schedule an appointment. We are currently able to […]

WATERVILLE — The Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation is excited to announce this year’s recipients of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Grants Program. This grant program, now in its 17th year, focuses on smaller organizations that are impacting the health and wellbeing of Maine’s children. The 15 organizations that were selected to receive grants in 2024 […]

Two Thousand Twenty Four is the 50th anniversary of some momentous public developments: the climax of the Nixon Watergate scandal – the only impeachment inquiry to lead to a Presidential resignation – the election of Lewiston’s Jim Longley, the first independent state governor elected anywhere in America in forty years. That same year saw Maine […]