FARMINGTON – Tuesday night, the select board approved an upgraded air handling system for the fire station. Currently the Farmington Fire Department uses a diesel exhaust capturing system. This system is over…
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – As work continues to address the regional housing issues along the Route 27 corridor, the Carrabassett Valley select board reviewed a proposal for a contract zoning ordinance during their…
PHILLIPS – A piece of the old downtown stepped into history this week after sustaining serious damage during a storm in December. The McKenzie building at 26 Main Street, a large two-story…
FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Commissioners elected the chair for the upcoming year by a coin toss. Commissioner Terry Brann has served as the chair of the board for four years and…
FRANKLIN COUNTY – Public art takes on a new look in Rural Maine with the Barn Quilt Trail, a project of the High Peaks Creative Council. While the Barn Quilt Trail has…
FARMINGTON – During Tuesday’s meeting, the select board confirmed the hiring of the new assessor and the new town clerk and human resources director. Allison ‘Alli’ Brochu started on December 12 as…
PHILLIPS – Tuesday night saw a tense select board meeting as dozens of concerned residents packed into the town office to voice their concerns about the management of the roads during the…
FRANKLIN COUNTY – For over a decade, dispatchers at the Franklin County Regional Communications Center have brightened the Christmas Eve night shift by sharing a ‘Santa BOLO’ alert over the radio. It…
JAY – A new collaboration between the Public Works Department and the Police Department aims to help keep the most vulnerable in Jay safer during the winter months. A resident contacted the…
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Eight full-time employees for the Town of Carrabassett Valley are expected to receive a $3,000 inflationary wage increase for 2023, following the selectboard meeting Thursday night. In the past,…