FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has successfully completed the third session of Citizens Police Academy. This six-week program covered a wide range of law enforcement topics from many instructors to include the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Sheriff Nichols, Detectives, State Fire Marshalls Office, and Director Jack Peck from the Maine Criminal Justice […]

REGION — On April 1 Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) kicks off the booth sales portion of the Girl Scout Cookie Program® as Girl Scouts unbox their futures as young female leaders through the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. During this highly anticipated time of year, girls flex their entrepreneurial muscles and acquire essential […]

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Public Library will host award-winning Maine author Matt Cost on April 17 at 6 p.m. in the Holman Room. Cost will be discussing his newest book, Pirate Trap, published in March 2024. Matt Cost is a dynamic writer who has published both mystery and historical fiction novels. His multiple series include […]

WINSLOW- Since kids don’t grow up overnight, it can sometimes be hard to tell from week to week how much of a difference you’re making as a Scouting volunteer. Scouting leaders who complete training programs deliver stronger programs that reach each youth where they are every single week. On Sunday, March 24, four area leaders […]

REGION — Join Maine Woodland Owners’ Executive Director, Tom Doak, on Tuesday, April 23, at 4:00 p.m. for a one-hour online presentation, “Ten Important Things New Woodland Owners Should Know.” Doak will help new woodland owners think about the things that are important for anyone getting started in woodland ownership and management. This program is […]

PHILLIPS — Paul Motts of Bethel plans to present a program about solar eclipses at 2 pm. on Saturday, March 30 at the Phillips Area Community Center (The PACC) on Depot St in Phillips. The program will focus on how ancient cultures perceived eclipses, why eclipses occur and how to be prepared for the April […]

REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online club for youth ages 9–18 about the basics of farm animal care on Wednesdays, 4 – 5 p.m., April 24 – May 8, 2024. The 4-H Farm Animal Care FUNdamentals Workshop Series will introduce the basics of caring for livestock. In this workshop, […]

FARMINGTON — A new safe syringe exchange program is now available for residents of Greater Franklin County. The Franklin County Syringe Exchange (FCSE), a collaboration between the Healthy Community Coalition (HCC), a program of MaineHealth, and the Rural Addiction Care Expansion (RACE) to Recovery Consortium, is dedicated to the safety and well-being of community members […]

FARMINGTON — Please join us on Friday March 29 at 12 noon for an ecumenical prayer walk in downtown Farmington. It is based on  the medieval tradition of the stations of the Cross, from  the condemnation of Jesus to his burial.  The walk will start at 12 noon at the Center Meeting House Cemetery, 140 […]