STRONG — Pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place at MSAD 58 after the district reconfiguration. During the May 19 board meeting, Maggie Adams was hired as the principal…
FARMINGTON — Commissioner Clyde Barker was recently recognized for 41 years of public service in Franklin County. He served with the sheriff’s department for 30 years and as the county commissioner for…
SALEM TOWNSHIP — An unobtrusive brown building with yellow trim on Route 142 houses the Salem Volunteer Fire Department. At first glance, nothing about the building says ‘fire station’. Salem Fire operates…
FARMINGTON — When asked about her long life, 102-year-old Grace Pert said that she figured she’d lived so long because God didn’t want her yet, and the devil didn’t either. The newest…
FARMINGTON — Of the $5.9 million American Rescue Plan Act funds allocated for Franklin County, $1.1 million has been committed for a variety of projects. There are several requests for funding that…
FARMINGTON — Two large boxes of medications were collected for safe disposal during the National Drug Take Back Day event, hosted on April 30 by Farmington Police Department, Western Maine Behavioral Health,…
FARMINGTON — Two corrections officers were promoted to sergeants at the Franklin County Detention Center. Michael Pratt and John Coleman both have military backgrounds, Major Doug Blauvelt said, and both passed the…
TEMPLE — Residents voted Saturday to spend the town’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds on upgrades at the town office. These upgrades will include an ADA complaint bathroom downstairs, along with…
FARMINGTON – The Board of Selectmen did not approve a proposed $1.18 million budget for the wastewater treatment budget, with two selectmen in favor and two opposed. During their April 26 meeting,…
SALEM — The MSAD 58 school board approved the budget for fiscal year 2023 during their budget meeting on Tuesday, April 26. The board needed to approve a budget Tuesday night to…