Warm supper FAYETTE — The next Keep Me Warm supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Fayette Central School. There will be food, music and raffles. Nonperishable food items will be collected for the Mount Vernon Food Bank, which serves the Fayette area. For more information or to cook […]
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Food, craft sale FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold a food and craft sale from 8 a.m. until sold out on Friday, Dec. 2, in the hospital’s Bass Room. Emblem Club fair FARMINGTON — The Farmington Emblem Club 460 will host a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. […]
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Online petition seeks to name Mt. Abram field in Salem after coach
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Students, teachers and community members have gathered nearly 400 signatures to support naming a Mt. Abram High School soccer field for retired teacher and coach Art Potter. Potter taught physical education and team sports in SAD 58 for 30 years, and many of his former students are eager to see the soccer […]
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Country music SALEM — A+E Hill Country Music will return to the Salem Community Building at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. A donation box will be at the door and homemade refreshments will be on sale. The event is being hosted by the Salem Pine Tree Club. Educators to meet FARMINGTON — Franklin County Retired […]
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Geneology speaker FARMINGTON — The Sandy River Valley Chapter, MGS, will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Farmington Public Library, when the speaker will be Bob Chenard from the Taconnett Falls Chapter, MGS. Chenard has compiled a data base of more than 119,000 birth and death records of Beauce County, Quebec. Anyone […]
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More DNA testing needed to identify body found in Lewiston storage locker
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police say additional DNA testing has been necessary to identify the remains of a woman found in a freezer at a Lewiston storage unit. Spokesman Steve McCausland said Friday the work will continue into next week. He said DNA comparisons being examined by the state police crime lab have […]
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Military note – Wesley Adams
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Airman Wesley R. Adams graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits […]
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Warming Centers open for winter respite
FARMINGTON — Warming Centers in Greater Franklin County have opened for the winter. The centers offer a warm respite from the cold, an opportunity to socialize and relieve cabin fever and eat a nutritious meal prepared by SeniorsPlus ($3 suggested donation) or volunteers. Visitors will be greeted by a volunteer at the door and one […]
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Halloween brings adventure and family fun
For the ultimate in ghoulish adventures during October, consider a road trip that includes Salem, Massachusetts, and other towns in central Maine. Salem, Massachusetts: Home of Haunted Happenings Known as the home of the famous Witch Trials, Salem, Massachusetts becomes the Halloween center of the world with Haunted Happenings, a month long schedule of activities […]
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Public supper JAY — A free public supper will be held Saturday, July 10, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Main Street. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The menu will include barbecue beef on a bun, vegetables, bread, drink and desserts. The handicapped accessible […]