FARMINGTON – Members of the Mt. Blue Area Garden Club were delighted to welcome Faith Maurais to its August local garden tour. An outstanding 2024 graduate from Spruce Mountain High School, Faith was awarded our club’s annual merit scholarship in recognition of her commitment to environmental conservation and community service. Faith grew up in Jay, […]

FARMINGTON — A condensed version of the play Romeo and Juliet will be presented on Oct. 8 by ArtsFarmington and the Theater at Monmouth. “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo” This may be the most quoted line of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but this classic tragedy has much more to recommend it. Come and enjoy […]

Art PHILLIPS — Phillips Area Community Center will host an Art Show on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at PACC, 21 Depot St. Admission is free. There will be food for sale. Artists are sought for this one day event. Space or tables are $10 each – 6 or 8 foot […]

PORTLAND — MaineHealth announced Aug. 30 that it has named a Milwaukee physician leader with deep roots in Maine to be its next chief medical and transformation officer. Dr. Adrian Moran, who has been chief medical officer at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wis., since 2022, is returning to Maine to lead MaineHealth’s […]

FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Recovery Center has planned a Recovery Rally for 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Meeting House Park, 139 Main St. The afternoon is dedicated to hope, healing and the power of community. The event will feature a variety of activities designed to connect, uplift and inspire. Attendees can contribute […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has partnered with a new, free, mobile application, Docket, to allow Maine people to opt in to easily, quickly, and securely access their vaccine records through their smartphones and other mobile devices. Once an individual’s identify has been verified through the Docket app, […]

FARMINGTON — On Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7:15 p.m. Farmington’s Old South Church Concert series will be part of Ireland’s world class Uileann piper Conor Mallon’s 2024 US “Unearthed” Tour. General admission is $28. Seniors (65+) and students (12 y/o +) are $23. Tickets can be purchased online directly through the church’s newly designed webpage […]

FARMINGTON — American Legion Post 28 Vice-Commander Stephan Bunker responded to a report of a tattered, faded American flag, flying at the Red Schoolhouse Road cemetery in Farmington. After retrieving the flag from the pole, he approached the Farmington Walmart store for support in its replacement. He was greeted by Store Manager, Greg Patterson, and […]

COUNTY — On Sept. 26, 30 states will be hosting over 300 free naloxone events for the country’s largest annual free naloxone day to date, Save a Life Day: East, covering all the states east of the Mississippi River. A list of participating states and counties can be found at www.soarwv.org/east. Naloxone, more well known […]