As the January 31, 2016 deadline to enroll in affordable health plans offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace looms closer, thousands of Mainers are turning to enroll207.com for assistance in signing up for insurance. Through enroll207.com, individuals and families have access to free resources that will help them identify all of their health insurance options. […]

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services (SAPARS) is looking for volunteer advocates to respond to its 24-hour crisis and support line, and make a difference in the lives of people affected by sexual violence. The next training will begin on January 26, 2016 in Farmington. The training provides insight and information into the areas of […]

Franklin Community Health Network is seeking healthy recipes featuring cabbage This winter, organizations across the MaineHealth system are launching Food Fight!, a battle of fruit and vegetable recipes, and a friendly competition among MaineHealth member organizations.   The MaineHealth Food Fight is a way to highlight healthy eating by sharing recipes that feature local fruits […]

Weekly Report – January 2nd – 8th 2016 Deputies responded to 166 calls for service during this time period   1/2/2016 Lt. Rackliffe investigated a report of an abandoned vehicle on route 27 in Chain of Ponds Twp.  It was determined the owner was hiking in the snow.   1/2/2016 Deputy Scovil investigated a report […]

Farmington dentist Dr. Katherine Heer donated a dental health gift basket to the parents of the second-born child of 2016 at Franklin Memorial Hospital containing items such as informational material on fluoride, tooth tissues, baby book, teething ring, first tooth brush, and more. The second-born baby is Lydia Sky Luker, first child of Alexis Kennedy […]

To all Franklin County Citizens, In keeping with tradition I am pleased to present to you this review of Sheriff’s Office activities during 2015. Probably the biggest announcement of the year was the reopening of our jail. To refresh your memories, for many years during the jail consolidation our jail was shut down and turned […]

In light of the troubling growth of substance abuse and addiction in Maine, the University of Maine at Farmington has created an Addiction Rehabilitation Certificate that will help prepare students to work in this high demand and rewarding profession soon after graduation.  According to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, the job outlook for substance abuse and […]

Nonprofit credit counseling agency helps consumers keep finances in check during high-cost holiday season PHOENIX – (Dec. 2, 2015) – It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and it’s also the most costly. Consumers often overspend during the holidays, and while most people intend to pay off holiday debt in January, it’s much […]

The holiday season is the perfect time to think about becoming a volunteer host family to a New York City child.  Each summer, close to 4,000 children visit suburban, rural and small town communities across the Northeast and Ontario, Canada through The Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program.  By volunteering as a host family for […]