Voters accepted 37 acres from Sugarloaf resort and authorized selectmen to borrow up to $6 million to build a golf course to enhance economic development.

RSU 9 voters will decide on March 24 whether to approve a federally funded purchase of 144 High Street in Farmington, with supporters citing expanded access to services and opponents raising financial concerns.

Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties [LVFSC] is expanding its adult tutoring and community literacy programs to address low literacy rates and improve access to educational resources.

The meeting will provide an opportunity for voters to learn and ask questions about proposed budget amounts for the coming year.

Two three-year terms on the Select Board and three Regional School Unit 9 board of director positions will be chosen.

At the annual town meeting on March 8, Industry residents approved warrant articles and elected a Select Board member.

Kingfield Elementary School Principal Ronda Fournier has announced her retirement at the end of the school year, and reflected on her career, the school's commitment to inclusion and her future plans.

The rising sun casts a golden glow over Wilson Stream in Farmington on March 12, where melting ice near Livermore Falls Road and Wilton Road marks the seasonal transition from winter to spring.

Four were taken to a Farmington hospital with suspected minor injuries after a bus and truck collided at a 'very low speed,' police said.

After much discussion, voters approved accepting an annual $5,000 donation from the George and Raymond Frank Foundation [Camp Kawanhee for Boys] to provide residents with seasonal passes to Maine state parks.

Department heads will share details of their proposed budgets and voters can have questions answered ahead of the March 24 annual town meeting.

Two three-year terms on the Select Board and three Regional School Unit 9 directors will be chosen.

The papers are due back to the Town Office by April 11.

If William N. Cumming Jr., 56, of Bar Harbor, had not killed himself, he would have been charged with murdering Jean Robinson and Allison “Joy” Cumming, police said Wednesday.

The budget is almost $1.75 million, an $453,948 increase over this fiscal year.

Jan Barlow, 47, of Auburn resigned Tuesday from the school district that serves Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls.

It is the first year 11 members will serve on the panel to represent five new commissioner districts.

After much discussion, voters approved accepting an annual $5,000 donation from the George and Raymond Frank Foundation (Camp Kawanhee for Boys) to provide residents with seasonal passes to Maine state parks.

All individuals will need to call up to a county office and request to be buzzed in at the main entrance at 140 Main St.

The election of officers at the annual town meeting will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Town Office, and the annual town meeting to take up 34 warrant articles will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center.

Foster CTE Director Galen Dalrymple and Mt. Blue’s principal Joel Smith presented updates on student achievements, enrollment, and collaborative initiatives at the recent RSU 9 board meeting.

Town Manager Erica LaCroix said the move has drawn few complaints, but the daily schedule may be adjusted in the future.

Superintendent Laura Columbia addressed key district updates, including enrollment, air quality concerns at Phillips Elementary, and upcoming events.

The UMF Art Gallery presents Take Only What You Can Carry, a photographic exhibit by John Harlow that explores themes of memory, resilience, and human complexity through deeply personal and visually striking images.