My fishing excursions have been fairly frequent as of late in Franklin County, a special region of Maine where trout are sustained by the large and scenic western Maine mountains. The rainfall…
APPLETON – Lavender plants. We know and grow several cultivars of hardy English Lavender -mainly ‘Munstead’ and ‘Hidcote’ – in our mainly Zone 4 and 5 Maine gardens. But a lavender farm?…
On the Fourth of July, members of the Henderson Memorial Baptist Church in Farmington kicked off a new season of fundraising for the fuel assistance needs of Franklin County residents. Following the…
PHILLIPS – The board of appeals upheld two decisions made by the code enforcement officer Tuesday evening, finding a local couple’s property to have violated the zoning ordinance.Daniel and Linda Perry were…
TEMPLE – A work day at the Intervale School in Temple is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, to get the building ready for the next step in the process of its renovation. Sponsored…
FARMINGTON – Embracing advanced information technologies has earned Franklin Memorial Hospital the distinction of being named as one of the nation’s most improved hospitals in the 2009 Most Wired survey conducted by…
FARMINGTON – County commissioners unanimously approved the hiring of the current assistant jail administrator as the new manager for the 72-hour detention center. Doug Blauvelt, who formerly worked at Franklin County’s jail…
FARMINGTON – Bring on the band. More than 30 young actors involved with the Sandy River Players’ Youth Musical Theater Camp will be performing The Music Man Junior on July 10 through July 12,…
NEW SHARON – An Anson man has been charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and operating after suspension of license after his truck crashed into a utility pole Sunday evening.…
PHILLIPS – The board of appeals will decide tomorrow evening whether to cite a couple of local property owners for allegedly violating the zoning ordinance. The town has two major concerns with the property…