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Letters to the Editor

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS CAUSE AND EFFECT    Ask yourself, ‘What has changed over years of student conflicts’?   After the Second World War Junior and High school students in the late 40s and 50s would challenge each other with their fist. As time progressed the young individuals found more power by joining a local street or […]

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Attorney General Janet Mills Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Help Protect Employees From Sexual Harassment

AUGUSTA – Attorney General Janet Mills joined a bipartisan coalition of 56 states and territories urging Congress to end secret forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment. Too often employees are required to sign employment contracts containing arbitration agreements mandating that sexual harassment claims be resolved through private arbitration instead of through the judicial […]

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Lincoln again

Last week’s column contrasted President Lincoln’s eloquence with the thin gruel served up as political speech in these degenerate days. To paraphrase a German philosopher: “Nothing straight was ever made from the crooked timber of politics.” We must grant that his successes were not purely a product of eloquence; he knew how to play politics […]

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Farmington High's State Basketball Championship Odyssey in 1948

When Farmington High School hired a new basketball coach in 1947, no one could have imagined the impact it would have on the team’s future! John Bodnarik arrived from a much larger school in Virginia and immediately instilled new life into the team. Bodnarik stressed fundamentals and introduced a new style of play that relied […]

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A Week of Weather

A Week of Weather (Feb. 11-Feb. 17, 2018) By Dennis C. Pike FARMINGTON — This week, the maximum temperature was 44.4° and the minimum 5.5°. The average temperature was 25.2°. Total precipitation was 0.18 inches. Last year at this time, the maximum was 30.2° and the minimum was -0.6°, with an average temperature of 17.3°, […]

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Farmington Water Department to hold informational meeting on reservoir replacement

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Village Corp.-Water Department will hold an informational meeting Tuesday, Feb. 20, to discuss replacing the earthen water reservoir on Powder House Hill off Anson Street. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the corporation office at 137 High St. Last summer, Dirigo Engineering of Fairfield issued a preliminary report outlining alternatives for […]