FCHN awarded ConnectME grant

FARMINGTON – The ConnectME Authority recently awarded six grants to expand broadband communications services to underserved areas in Maine, including a $357,840 grant to Franklin Community Health Network for the construction of…

Family planning program expands walk-in services

FARMINGTON – Western Maine Community Action Health Services, the family planning program of the tri-county area announces the establishment of walk-in services at all four locations. WMCA Health Services now accepts walk-in…

New family support worker named

The Franklin County Children’s Task Force is happy to welcome Karen Luker to their Growing Healthy Families Home Visiting staff as a Family Support Worker. Karen graduated from the University of Maine at…

Olsen earns certification

FARMINGTON – Desarae Olsen RTR(M) mammography technologist at Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center, has recently been certified in mammography by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).  ARRT’s credential…

Chamber Event held at Wilson Lake Inn

WILTON — The back lawn of Wilson Lake Inn, in Wilton, was the setting for a festive Business After Hours, hosted by owners Tom Whalen, and Sue Atwood. The event was jointly…

Sensi Side opens on Broadway

FARMINGTON – Trendy clothing, locally-made artisan ware, hand-blown glass pipes and tobacco are moving in to replace a secondhand clothing shop on Broadway. Darcel Niles and Josh Levesque opened their shop Sensi…

Barclays brings jobs to Franklin County

WILTON – Barclays, a major global financial services provider, has selected this small town as the location for its newest customer care center. This will create 50 new jobs initially, in the…