FARMINGTON – Every year hundreds of teachers across the state of Maine are nominated for Teacher of the Year, and Franklin county’s teacher of the year award recipient is W.G. Mallet School’s…
WILTON – Wilton’s annual report has been dedicated to Rhonda Irish, who has been the town’s manager for the last 13 years and is retiring this August. Irish was lauded for her…
FARMINGTON – At the RSU 9 Board of Directors meeting Tuesday night, Superintendent Elkington communicated that buses ordered in June of last year have been delayed until June of this year, and…
FARMINGTON – There are many benefits to traveling to and exploring other countries; tasting foods and immersing oneself in another culture is a way to experience an education that studying alone can’t…
WILTON – When the Wilton selectboard opened the floor to public comment they heard from resident William Rice about the proposed memorial on the warrant for the annual town meeting. Rice gave…
FARMINGTON – Mt. Blue High School Employability Skills teacher, Kyle Minear, has used generous donations from members of the community to start the Free Store on campus. The Free Store is open…
KINGFIELD – The historic Herbert Grand Hotel is under new ownership once again with the recent purchase by Sugarloaf Mountain. The 105-year-old building which looms over Main Street will start a new…
FARMINGTON – The RSU 9 school board met last night and reviewed the final proposed budget draft presented by Superintendent Christian Elkington for the 2022–23 fiscal year. Four significant, plus several small…
FARMINGTON – Aidan Wright, a Farmington resident and cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, has been named a Goldwater Scholar from a competitive pool of 1,242…
WILTON – The Wilton Selectboard heard from Jim Lord of Dirigo Engineering regarding the water transmission line project. He gave a brief synopsis of the project as well as an estimate. “Right…