On June 12, the citizens of Franklin County will be asked to vote on a referendum to allow the county to borrow $598,300 to finance the construction of a building, on property now owned by the county, to house a dispatch center. This very important issue concerns all the citizens of this county. The present […]
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T. McManus: Are you better off?
On May 17, columnist Leonard Pitts expressed, well, dissatisfaction with Republicans. He rose to previously unscaled heights of hyperbole in his piece and I am certain that it took all of his self-restraint not to reveal the stunning facts that 1) our leaders come from the far-off planet Ickletron and 2) we eat “mangled baby […]
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Posted inObituaries
Maci May Conkey
BANGOR — Maci May Conkey, 19 months, of New Sharon, died May 24 at Eastern Maine Medical Center. She was born Oct. 19, 2010, in Farmington, to Sonya Conkey and Joshua Conkey. Maci loved being around her father and being at home. She is survived by her mother and father, Sonya and Josh Conkey; sisters, […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Voters approve RSU 9 budget
FARMINGTON — Ten towns in the Mt. Blue Regional School District voted by a solid margin on Thursday to approve the 2012-13 budget. After a lengthy and confrontational hearing on Monday night, voters approved a slate of warrant articles that sent the proposed $28.9 million budget to voters in each town. The school board reassured […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Cape Cod Hill School students create school banner
NEW SHARON — A bright, colorful banner now hangs in the lobby at Cape Cod Hill School as a reminder of the school’s new vision. A community project created by Janet Plouffe’s sixth-grade art class, the banner bears the school’s vision and mission, “Expanding the mind, Encouraging the heart and Creating Community,” class member Joey […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
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Group making afghans, quilts WILTON — Wilton Day Group will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 10, at St. Luke’s Church to make afghans and quilts. Participants are asked to bring squares. Local Council to meet May 12 FARMINGTON — The Farmington Local Council meeting will take place on the second Saturday of the month, […]
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E. Ferreira: Statements unjustified, insulting
Gov. Paul LePage’s public statement that state workers are “corrupt” requires this Maine citizen to respond. LePage has disparaged an entire segment of Maine (state workers) with a serious allegation (corruption) and for which he presents no evidence, nor apparently intends to. That is a misuse of power, as he has done so in his […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Farmers’ markets announce summer schedule
FARMINGTON — Farmers’ markets around Franklin County are gearing up for the summer season. A Friday outdoor market opened April 27 in Farmington and continues through October. Saturday markets take place in Farmington, Phillips and New Sharon. A Wednesday market is held in Kingfield, and Franklin County boasts a year-round online farmers’ market, www.WesternMaineMarket.com. It […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, The Franklin Journal
Farmington students take to the woods to learn sustainable living skills
TEMPLE — On a misty Thursday morning when most of his classmates were sipping from juice boxes at school, third-grader Adam Loeuen was learning to quench his thirst from a bubbling spring deep in the Maine woods. Loeuen, along with 40 classmates from the W.G. Mallett School in Farmington, spent the day at the Koviashuvik […]
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Franklin County arrest log
* Shannon L. Dupree, 34, Wilton, warrant unpaid fines/fees, April 25, given time to pay fines, Wilton Police Department. * Jeston C. Davis, 20, North Jay, burglary, theft, April 25, no bail listed as of April 27, Jay Police Department. * Joshua W. Peaslee, 25, Jay, burglary, violation condition of release, April 26, no bail […]