CHESTERVILLE — Renowned research scientist, author, illustrator, and UVM professor emeritus Bernd Heinrich and Scott Lindsay, Regional Wildlife Biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will join forces in a presentation at 7 p.m., Friday, August 18 at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House. The two wildlife experts may have different angles […]

FARMINGTON — A first in a series spotlighting members of the Farmington Rotary Club. Farmington Rotary will celebrate 100 years of serving the community in 2025. In each of the last 98 years Rotary has had community-minded club members step into a leadership role to preside as president of the club for one year. Rotary […]

NEW VINEYARD — United States of America’s Maine Pageant is proud to announce Tiara Nile of New Vineyard, has been named an official contestant and will represent her community as Mrs. Franklin County in the 2024 state competition on October 21-22 at The Senator Inn & Spa Augusta/Augusta Civic Center. Tiara is a 1998 graduate […]

FARMINGTON – The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is honored to announce it chose a most inspiring young academic and community leader to receive this year’s merit scholarship. Join them in congratulating Moriah Reusch, a bright 2023 graduate of Mt. Blue High School and National Honor Society member with an exceptional passion for the environment. […]

REGION — Each year on August 7, our nation recognizes the men and women who are known as our Purple Heart recipients. The Purple Heart, one of the oldest military decorations, is presented to service members who were injured or killed in service to our country. Why is that important? There are an estimated 1.8 […]

TEMPLE — A visit from a mid-18 century School Master will be the highlight of the Temple Historical Society’s Annual Open House on Saturday, August 19, staring at 11 a.m. The program, which will be held in the Red Schoolhouse on the Intervale in Temple will start at noon and will feature Larry Whittington of […]

WILTON — On Friday, August 4, the Friends of Wilson Lake (FOWL) will happily resume the popular free boat rides on Wilson Lake that have been a part of the Wilton Blueberry Festival for many years.  Covid-19 and scheduling problems nixed this event that always draws a crowd, but it’s back for the 2023 Blueberry […]

FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County (HCC) in conjunction with the Franklin County Recovery Center is hosting a family game night on Thursday, August 3, from 6 – 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Community Center located at 130 Quebec Street in Farmington. The event will feature music, snacks, games and a celebratory cake […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Liia Doumanovskaia, MD, has joined Franklin Health Internal Medicine. Besides primary care, her clinical interests include treatment of acute and chronic health problems including high blood pressure, diabetes and lung diseases, and prophylactic measures to support general health. “I am blessed meeting a lot of […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – As part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s continued commitment to supporting the prevention and treatment of cancer and the work of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program (MCCP), 10-year-old Jocelynn Grant was recently honored as an Anthem Hero at Hadlock for the courage she displayed battling a childhood illness at a […]