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Annual Children's Festival "gets kids out" in Farmington

FARMINGTON — The 35th annual Children’s Festival on Saturday went “fabulously,” Franklin County Children’s Task Force office manager Milissa Cousins said. Held inside Mt. Blue High School, it was an effort by the organization to “get people out of their house in the winter,” Cousins said. Inside the gymnasium, educational and activity booths lined the walls, and […]

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Rumford Eagles Valentine’s Dance RUMFORD — The primary charity cause for the Rumford Eagles No. 1248 is the Breast Cancer Coalition of Maine. The organization will host its first Valentine’s Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at 13 Oxford Ave. The fundraiser will feature the band Backlash. The cost will be free […]

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Children’s Festival in Farmington canceled

FARMINGTON — The 33rd annual Children’s Festival planned for Saturday, Feb. 13, at the University of Maine at Farmington, has been canceled because of a power outage, officials said Friday. The Franklin County Children’s Task Force made the decision “in order to ensure the safety and warmth of all attendees,” Renee Whitley, executive director, wrote […]

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32nd Children’s Festival set for Saturday in Farmington

FARMINGTON — The 32nd annual Children’s Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, in Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. Several new activities are being added, including many with a Valentine’s Day theme, Renee Blanchet, executive director of the Franklin County Children’s Task Force which sponsors […]

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Farmington Children’s Festival attracts, delights many families at UMF

FARMINGTON — A few hundred families participated in the 31st annual Children’s Festival on Saturday. Sponsored by the Franklin County Children’s Task Force, the festival offered children and their families a break from winter. It was held in the Olsen Student Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. “This is a great, great […]