Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road in Farmington. The lobby, kitten, and available adult cat rooms are open to the public Monday to Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m. We are performing dog adoptions by appointment. Please call us at 207-778-2638 during our office hours to schedule. We’d love to help you find the purrrfect […]
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WinterKids application window open
REGION — WinterKids, the non-profit organization dedicated to helping children develop healthy lifelong habits through education and fun outdoor winter activities, is excited to announce the opening of the application window for the 2024 WinterKids Winter Games which is open until Oct. 23. WinterKids will select 16 schools (one per Maine county) to compete in […]
Every day is different, every day is the same
My cousin passed away. I think of how he changed after the passing of his wife, never letting go of his anger over her death. It was an exceptionally tragic passing when our knowledge of cancer was in its infancy. Her death inspired my presentation for my high school biology fair. I won an honorable […]
Halls of Horror is back, bigger and scarier.
WILTON — Halls of Horror is back in its new indoor location at 128 Weld Rd. Wilton for two weekends of scares! There will not be time slots this year, if you want to avoid the wait upgrade to VIP or Hall Pass to bump to the front of the line. What’s a VIP or […]
First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — At the Sunday, Oct. 15, First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls service, Pastor Russ Thayer and his wife, Carol greeted churchgoers who entered the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church, finding their seats to prepare to enjoy a lovely service as Maggie Houlihan played beautiful music on the pipe organ. Kay Watson […]
Nominate an extraordinary school employee for a RISE Award
STATE — The Maine Department of Education (DOE) invites students, friends, families, community members, educational organizations or associations, co-workers, and supervisors to nominate school employees for the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award. The RISE Award is a federal award, passed by Congress and overseen by the U.S. Department of Education, intended to honor and promote […]
Franklin County puts aside nearly $2.29 million for roads, bridges and paving for unorganized territories
Commissioners hope to talk with representatives of towns that serve the unorganized townships to see why some budget figures have escalated.
Three students vie for 2 seats on RSU 73 board
Juniors Violet Bellerose, Skylar Condon and Avery Ryder applied for two openings as student representatives to the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors.
Community, descendants come together to preserve The Norlands
Much energy, enthusiasm and support has been put into Washburn-Norlands Living History Center since the December announcement that the center was in danger of closing.