Students at W.G. Mallett School collected and walked more than 800 nonperishable donations to St. Joseph Nutrition Center as part of the long-running Helping Hands program.
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Posted inNews, The Franklin Journal
Chester Greenwood Day brings crowds to Farmington for winter celebration
Huge crowds gathered in Farmington for the 49th annual Chester Greenwood Day, featuring a new tree lighting tradition, a lively parade and award-winning floats.
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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Deer hunting coming to a close in western Maine
Hunted deer were hung last week, waiting to be processed in a yard on Intervale Road in Bethel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
At Bethel’s airport, regional pilots fly in but few pay out
Pilots registered to area towns benefit from using the airport, but local taxpayers are left footing the bill for operations while no other communities contribute to its upkeep.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Toys, volunteers, holiday magic fill West Paris church
Marybeth Ray and Lorie O’Neil organized the West Paris Free Christmas Shop to be held Dec. 13.
Posted inMaine, Rumford Falls Times, The Rangeley Highlander
Franklin County land conserved with climate, recreation in mind
The 3,586-acre South Branch Forest in Dallas Plantation has been permanently protected, the Trust for Public Land said Wednesday.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, News
National Cookie Day brings families together in Livermore Falls
Families gathered on Dec. 4 for a Cookies and Bookies celebration featuring coloring, local treats, games, a scavenger hunt and a gingerbread disguise contest at Treat Memorial Library.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain schools in Jay area to keep transgender sports policy as it preps for lawsuit
The RSU 73 board voted 9-4 to keep its policy in place, choosing to defend its transgender sports access restrictions despite warnings about legal exposure and taxpayer cost.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Watch: Santa arrives on a fire truck in West Paris
Area children listened to after school Explorer’s Program Director Eileen Storck read stories then saw Santa light the Christmas tree at Town Office.