Weld elections are Tuesday, March 1

Three people are seeking two seats on the Budget Committee.

UMaine-Farmington President Edward Serna taking position in South Carolina

He will become president of Winthrop University, his alma mater, in July.

Wilton to begin basketball court renovations using donation

The Wilton Select Board authorized Parks and Recreation Department Director Frank Donald to spend part of a $100,000 donation on purchases of poles, backboards and paving for the court at Kineowatha Park.

‘Woodsqueer’: Farmington author publishes ‘love letter’ to Franklin County

University of Maine at Farmington professor and author Gretchen Legler has published a new book, "Woodsqueer." The book details her 17 years living in the woods of Jay and how one builds and sustains relationships with the world around them.

Mills speaks on expansion of UMF childhood, early education center

Home again! Chesterville cat returns from Florida

Ashes is adapting well after being returned to Maine Wednesday, Feb. 9.

Farmington tables proposed zoning changes

The changes would add a definition, table of uses, and performance standards for homeless shelters, some of which were asked to be changed.

RSU 9 moves forward in reapportionment process

Regional School Unit 9 is reassigning the number of directors and/or their voting power based on the 2020 Census.

Franklin Memorial Hospital amends visitor guidelines

The most notable changes to the policy include different visitor hours, that patients may now be accompanied by a loved-one in a pre-op area and postpartum mothers are permitted an additional visitor.

Impact of locally spread sewage sludge not yet known

New town officials and farms changing hands or no longer operating mean little may ever be known about how much or how long sewage sludge was spread on agricultural fields in Franklin County.