FARMINGTON — Farmington Rotary is proud to announce the return of an in-person Festival of Trees after a two-year virtual event. The spectacular takes place on Chester Greenwood Day, December 3 at the Farmington Community Center. Decorated trees and wreaths will be on display starting at 9 a.m. There will be raffle baskets, hot chocolate, […]

FARMINGTON – The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is hosting this informative presentation on the latest and highly efficient growing technique of aeroponics. All are welcome to attend this free event. Light refreshments will be served. Erica Haywood, is a Master Gardener, Certified Organic Farmer, Herbalist, and Farmers Market Manager. She will share information about […]

ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND—Adult learners from Franklin County who are returning to school for post-secondary education are eligible to apply for the Hugh and Elizabeth Montgomery Scholarship at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). Preference is given to students for whom a scholarship would make a significant difference in their ability to attend school. First-time applicants need […]

MADRID — A service of Thanksgiving is scheduled for Thanksgiving morning at Reeds Mill Church in Madrid, 10 a.m., November 24. All are welcome! Celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, the church at 995 Reeds Mill Road remains essentially as it was when built: no electricity or running water, and with original kerosene lamps. This […]

WILTON — November 11 at 7 p.m., there will be a special service and tribute to the veterans at the First Congregational Church of Christ, 386 Main Street, Wilton with Sammy Angel as a soloist, with speakers Russell Black and Frank Giampetro offering the Gettysburg Address. All are welcome and there will be a free […]

FARMINGTON—The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series is excited to present award-winning fiction writer Morgan Talty as the popular program’s third reader of the season. Talty will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open […]

WILTON — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wilton is pleased to announce that the Rev. John Balicki has joined the church as their new rector. Before becoming an Episcopal priest, Rev. Balicki has been a civil engineer, a regional planner, a Catholic priest, a pastoral counselor, and the bicycle/pedestrian coordinator for the state of Maine. […]

CHESTERVILLE — The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House and the Chesterville Heritage Society announce their collaboration on an evening of reminiscences about attending a one-room schoolhouse. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 13 at the Meeting House, 3 Borough Road, Chesterville. Rural Maine schoolhouses were typically of the one-room variety until […]

FARMINGTON — The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County (HCC) is partnering with the Maine Resilience Building Network (MRBN) to present a town hall focusing on youth mattering in Farmington on November 1. The Maine Resilience Building Network defines mattering as “The sense of being significant and valued by other people.” People who believe […]

FARMINGTON— Western Maine Audubon invites the general public to a free talk titled, “Maine Lichens,” which will be presented live via Zoom by Dr. Ron Butler. The Zoom talk will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9 at Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF—173 High Street, Farmington. There will be no ability to access this […]