Free fishing license week

Katharine Wattles, 96, has knit over 250 hats for her community

After providing a hat to everyone around her, Wattles looked to her former employer at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Farmington Farmers Union announces historic dividend

Stockholders will receive 16 cents back on every dollar spent in 2020.

Wilton board approves roofing bid, discusses broadband initiative

Consolidated Communications will transfer wires on Weld Road telephone poles.

County COVID-19 case count declining

936 people in Franklin County have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine.

Photos: Longtime friends ice fish in Wilton

Rural police departments confront pandemic challenges

REGION — In recent years recruitment and retention for police departments in Maine and across the U.S. has become more and more of a challenge. In Franklin and Oxford counties, local forces have fared a little better than more urban communities. But the pandemic has stalled high school and college law enforcement education, as well […]

Surveying Franklin County towns for broadband access

Six towns are assessing their internet needs to move forward with a $10 million broadband project.

Mill Stories: Chuck Smith

An ongoing series of interviews with displaced mill workers.

Wilton board OKs roofing bid, discusses broadband initiative

Consolidated Communications will transfer wires on Weld Road telephone poles.