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21st Century gives kids after-school choice

REGION — A popular after-school program has provided learning and enrichment opportunities for students in Farmington and Wilton for more than three years. The program, 21st Century Kids of F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N., is offered to children in kindergarten through fifth grade enrolled at Cascade Brook School, W.G. Mallett School, Academy Hill School, and G.D. Cushing School. F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N., […]

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Mt Blue FBLA group gives back to community at Christmas

FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), with the help of the Franklin County Children’s Task Force (FCCTF), took part in spreading holiday cheer on Dec. 21, delivering boxes of needed items, toys and vouchers for groceries to a struggling Franklin County family. Renee Whitley, Children’s Task Force […]

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Organizations join to offer workshop on child sexual abuse prevention

JAY — Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services (SAVES), and the Franklin County Children’s Task Force are offering a workshop for parents and guardians, Parents in the Know. The free four-week workshop will meet from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning May 23, at the Spruce Mountain Elementary School library. Childcare will be provided. Parents […]

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Buttons for Babes donates $500 to Children’s Task Force

The Buttons for Babes Giving Circle is an independent group, made up of area residents, that makes bracelets out of recycled buttons. Donations for bracelets benefit children in Greater Franklin County through designated gifts to the United Way. Recently, $500 was designated to the Franklin County Children’s Task Force through United Way. When asked why […]