STRONG - Early on Friday morning it was -20 degrees in the village center. The sun was just poking over Norton Hill and it illuminated the smoke and steam being released from…
FARMINGTON – Commissioners have asked for further information about a pair of possible solutions to the issues at the Franklin County Courthouse building. One alleviates one of the more pressing concerns, while…
INDUSTRY – The Fire & Rescue Department crew turned out to admire the arrival of a new, $220,000 tanker truck this morning, thanks to a 2010 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant and…
WEST FARMINGTON - Mt. Blue High School's Nordic and alpine teams won the team and overall girls ski title in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference today at Titcomb Mountain.…
FARMINGTON – Following a few recent snowstorms, it was time to shovel the roofs off at Brenda and Bussie York’s Sandy River Dairy cattle barn. Several residents took advantage of a Saturday…
NEW PORTLAND – Goddesses, birds and beasts with stoic-faced men and women fill the walls of the library, immersed in water and richly glinting in oil. The New Portland Community Library is…
FARMINGTON – A Temple man set for trial in a kidnapping case instead pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors Wednesday in Franklin County Superior Court, and was sentenced to 9 months in jail…
EAST WILTON – A blaze that all but destroyed a two-story home on Cross Street Wednesday evening was caused by a candle. The home, located at 8 Cross Street, just off Main…
PHILLIPS – Fire fighters from six towns battled to save a large house at the intersection of Park Street and Blake Hill Road this afternoon. A fire that apparently started at a…
FARMINGTON – Selectmen took no action when it came to three ordinance proposals at a public hearing tonight. Lowering the acceptable limit of wind power turbine noise was a concern of one…