Farmington school threat deemed not credible

Mt. Blue Middle School student's comments lacked intent and plan, superintendent said.

Tree lighting, Santa draw a crowd in Wilton

The event was postponed a day because of the inclement weather Saturday.

Gerry Wiles holiday food baskets feed 74 families

The baskets were presented to 74 families comprised of 253 people.

New Yorker dives into first Chester Greenwood Day

Staff writer Kay Neufeld dove head first into her first time attending Chester Greenwood Day, a.k.a. the earmuff festival, and came out more victorious than she anticipated.

Santa Pikachu travels to Farmington

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.

Beal University to establish Wilton campus to address Franklin County nursing shortage

Beal University will train students to become registered nurses.

Invigorating is how one dipper describes Polar Bear Dip

The air temperature was a balmy 28 degrees and ice had formed on rocks near the boat launch area.

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.

MaineHealth facilities are at or near capacity

Hospitals in the MaineHealth system, like others across New England and the country, are at or near capacity with rising numbers of acute COVID-19 cases.