RSU 9 receives grants for homeless students

The school board discussed outreach and services for homeless students with the Cape Cod Hill School Principal Lisa Sinclair, who is the district's federal homeless liaison. Sinclair said during the meeting she believes the district is doing a "good job" of identifying housing-insecure youth due to a correlation between the district and statewide percentages of its homeless youth populations. However, studies show that the actual size of homeless youth populations are not captured by state figures — particularly for populations in rural areas.

Photos: Ski practice at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington

Members of the Mt. Blue High School Nordic Team and Mt. Blue High Middle School students on the Farmington Area Ski Team trained Tuesday.

Franklin County arrest log: Dec. 14, 2021

Arrests booked from Dec. 11 through Dec. 12.

Canadian man’s bail remains at $350,000 in cocaine case

Jermaine T. Phillips, 40, of Brampton, Ontario, is accused of bringing $4.6 pounds of cocaine across border into Maine.

Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines

Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn't been easy for them, either.

Farmington garden club shares World War I memorial arch exhibit

Farmington honors earmuff inventor Chester Greenwood at annual celebration

After COVID muffled last year's event, the annual celebration returned Saturday on a bright chilly day to honor the inventor on his 163rd birthday.

Pearl Harbor remembered in Farmington

More than a dozen veterans and family members gathered at Center Bridge to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago.

Mt. Blue High School names honor roll students

Franklin County accepts donation of K-9, approves purchase of narcotics analyzer

New hours for the county's parking lot on Church Street for county use were set as 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.