Santa wanders downtown Farmington

2021 – Year in Review in Photos, Part 1

2021 – Year in Review in Photos, Part 1

Looking back on 2021 in Franklin County through photographs from the Franklin Journal.

Kingfield community celebrates Winter Solstice

Locals gathered at the Maine Beershed on Dec. 21 to celebrate the Winter Solstice and the brighter days ahead.

Wilton approves hazard pay for employees

The Wilton Select Board voted to allocate $54,750 from funding the town received in the American Rescue Plan Act in order to offer municipal employees “hazard pay.”

RSU 9 board sees change under new Chair Carol Coles

Across the country, school board meetings where fights over COVID-19 safety policies and “critical race theory” manifest are under the spotlight in a way they’ve never been before. With a focus on positivity, transparency and listening, Board Chair Carol Coles feels the RSU 9 Board of Directors has managed to prevent tensions from boiling over.

Photos: Cleaning up on a quiet, snowy morning in Farmington

Rick Davis spills the beans about career in radio

FARMINGTON — There’s not much the public knows about Rick Davis, a former owner and radio host (since 2004) at Farmington’s WKTJ Big Hits 99.3. A quick google search will come up with the bare minimum: mention of Davis on WKTJ’s website, a brief quote of his featured in a Daily Bulldog story about a […]

Night Owls land in Farmington

RSU 9 deems threat made at school not credible

After a threat of violence was made at Mt. Blue Middle School, Regional School Unit 9 found there was “no credible threat.” Rather, it was a “comment … said out of frustration,” according to Superintendent Chris Elkington.