Farmington Maine
Corn “maize” at York farm shaping up
FARMINGTON — For weeks, Bussie York and his crew at Sandy River Farms have been putting the final touches on nearly 4 miles of twisting, turning and dead-end paths through 12-foot corn stalks growing on 13 acres. They have been setting up this year’s corn “maize” in Farmington, a maze of trails laid out in […]
Pot plants stolen from police evidence building
Anyone with information about the hundreds of pot plants stolen from the former Farmington Highway Department’s salt shed at the intersection of High Street and Route 2/Farmington Falls Road is asked to call police at 778-6311. FARMINGTON – Police are asking for help in finding hundreds of confiscated marijuana plants and the person who stole […]
SAVES seeks volunteers to train for help line staff
FARMINGTON — The Sexual Assault Victims Emergency Services will begin its weekly fall sexual assault crisis helpline advocacy training program on Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. SAVES is looking for local volunteers who would like to give their time to the cause. Twice a year, SAVES in Farmington holds an open training […]
Driver crashes trying to ‘thread the needle’
FARMINGTON — A Turner driver tried to “thread the needle” by squeezing his pickup truck between a car and logging truck on Route 4 Friday afternoon, police said. Nathan Harlow, 21, escaped with minor abrasions in his attempt to miss the Ford Escort and Mack tractor-trailer that were stopped ahead of him in the eastbound […]
Sports medicine clinic back in high gear
FARMINGTON — Franklin Health Orthopaedics sports medicine clinic will be back in high gear on Wednesday, Aug. 18 with a full complement of health care providers lending a comprehensive approach to the treatment of sports-related injuries. The weekly clinic is for individuals of all ages who suffer from a sports-related injury, elementary through college-age students, […]
USM senior will give Nordica Day performance
FARMINGTON — Aug.17, 1911, is when international opera diva and Farmington native Lillian (Norton) Nordica performed her final concert in her hometown. On Aug. 17, recognized as Nordica Day, there will be an open house at the Nordica Homestead Museum on the Holley Road and a concert at 7:30 p.m. in Nordica Auditorium. For the […]
Car strikes bicyclist, 89
FARMINGTON — An 89-year-old woman was injured Friday when the bicycle she was riding was struck by a vehicle at Perham and High streets. Sara Goodman, 89, originally from New York but now living on Perham Street, was biking through the intersection from Broadway to Perham. She was within the crosswalk just before 1 p.m. […]