FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Commissioners hired Tiffany Baker as the Deputy County Administrator, Unorganized Territories Manager, and Human Resources Director during their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Baker has been responsible…
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The select board heard an update on the Workforce Housing Coalition – Western Maine Mountains during the meeting on Monday, Nov. 28. The coalition consists of representatives from Kingfield,…
FARMINGTON – On a brisk November afternoon, just hours before the first snowfall of the season, a half dozen people show up at the Dragon’s Nest Skateboard Park, hidden behind Hippach Field…
FARMINGTON – The town of Farmington has entered into a short-term employment agreement with Twila Lycette as the interim deputy town clerk, interim deputy registrar of voters, and interim warden. Lycette has…
FARMINGTON – Almost two years into the job, Farmington Police Chief Ken Charles has filled many of the gaps within his department. The newest officer to join the force is Donnie Gray,…
FRANKLIN COUNTY – “I had a first responder tell me that they are scared more of conducting traffic control, than they are of going inside of a burning building,” New Sharon Fire…
FARMINGTON – The W. G. Mallet School held their Community Book Week last week, concluding with a Book Character Parade from the school, down Broadway to Main Street, and back up to…
FARMINGTON – Budgets requests for additional fire coverage in Salem have been received from the towns of Kingfield and Phillips. Each town requested an additional $20,000 to provide fire protection and other…
FARMINGTON – Tuesday, the county commissioners approved the hire of Brad Timberlake as the communications director at the Franklin County Regional Communications Center. Timberlake, 37, lives in Jay with his family. He…
FRANKLIN COUNTY – Following concerns and threats at schools across the state, students were kept inside for lunch and recess today, RSU 9 Superintendent Christian Elkington announced in a letter sent this…