Update on International Student Program at MBHS

Lisa Dalrymple of Mt. Blue High School provided an update to Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors on the progress of the International Student Program, which sees teenagers from Mexico, China and even Saudi Arabia visiting Maine for a year and experience everything the Farmington community has to offer.

MBHS shares the progress of the BARR Program

Mt. Blue High School Principal Monique Poulin shared with the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors updates on the music and theater programs at Mt. Blue High School as well as the BARR program, a program geared towards freshmen to increase the possibility of high school completion.

Fresh snow on the Old South Church roof

Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed in Farmington via Zoom

Over $2 million in funding secured for Sandy River bridge

The 336-foot multi-use bridge spanning the Sandy River in Farmington will be the longest bridge of its type in Maine.

Partnership provides smoke detectors for Farmington homes

A partnership among American Red Cross, the local DAR chapter and Farmington Fire Rescue Department installed new smoke detectors Saturday morning, Jan. 14, in thirteen homes in Farmington.

Magrath road finds temporary plowing solution

The Wilton select board voted unanimously on Tuesday to have the winter maintenance of Magrath Rd. continue for the remainder of this winter, but the future of it's maintenance, for all seasons, remains to be seen.

Gone Fishin’

Accreditation achieved by Farmington Police Department

The Farmington Police Department joins 15 other departments in the state that have achieved accreditation, out of some 120 departments statewide.

Nomination papers available in Farmington

Two three-year seats on both the Select Board and Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors will be decided at the March 27 elections.