KINGFIELD – It’s an issue facing small, rural communities across the state; farmland is up for sale. As a worsening economic climate combines with high transportation costs in an increasingly globalized economy,…
WILTON – Town Manager Peter Nielsen and Highway Department Foreman John Welch had more bad news to report to the board of selectmen at Tuesday’s meeting. The company contracted to repave two…
FARMINGTON – A banner advertising the fundraising campaign for the public library’s roof repair project was taken over the weekend, and the staff wants it back. Head Librarian Melanie Taylor Coombs said…
FARMINGTON – County officials are planning on putting the Franklin County Jail’s medical service contract back out to bid, after the current contractor has stated its intention to pull out of the…
BAR HARBOR – A pair of Maine bicycling enthusiasts completed a journey of mammoth proportions last week, when they ceremonially dipped their tires into the surf at Sand Beach in Acadia National Park. Those…
PHILLIPS – The town manager of two months that endured a municipal shutdown after voters refused to approve the budget has resigned. Lynn White, a long time resident who became the town manager on June…
PHILLIPS – The surprise of who the honored person at the Phillips Old Home Days parade was a well kept secret. So well kept, in fact, that not even the person who…
FARMINGTON – The first of four individuals charged with entering Mt. Blue High School after hours and damaging school property pleaded guilty to lesser charges in Superior Court Thursday. Tyler Morris, 18,…
FARMINGTON – University of Maine at Farmington President Theodora J. Kalikow is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Philip A. Griswold as the university’s new assistant dean of the UMF College…
FARMINGTON – A man convicted of manslaughter nearly eight years ago was held without bail today after police say he committed a new crime and, in doing so, violated his probation. Jeremiah…