The changes would add a definition, table of uses, and performance standards for homeless shelters, some of which were asked to be changed.
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RSU 9 moves forward in reapportionment process
Regional School Unit 9 is reassigning the number of directors and/or their voting power based on the 2020 Census.
Franklin Memorial Hospital amends visitor guidelines
The most notable changes to the policy include different visitor hours, that patients may now be accompanied by a loved-one in a pre-op area and postpartum mothers are permitted an additional visitor.
Impact of locally spread sewage sludge not yet known
New town officials and farms changing hands or no longer operating mean little may ever be known about how much or how long sewage sludge was spread on agricultural fields in Franklin County.
Farmington weekly peace vigil celebrates 20th anniversary
Since January 2002, local activists have stood vigil on exceedingly hot days and cold ones; in rainstorms and in blizzards — which this reporter has witnessed. The Franklin Journal spoke with many of these activists to learn of the vigil’s story and how it’s endured for two decades.
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies launches Makerspace in Farmington
The program teaches participants how to build their brands, create products and find creativity and “empowerment.”
Farmington board approves employee hazard pay
The annual Town Meeting has been postponed to April 25.
Black History Month/A Black Weld settler, local anti-slavery support
Pompey “Pomp” Russell was a slave, served with the colonists during the Revolutionary War, later settled in Weld.
Chesterville cat missing 7 years found in Florida
‘I wish she could talk,’ owner Denise Cilley said. Ashes was found with the help of a microchip and will soon be reunited with her owners.