It was back to school for most students in the greater Franklin County area.
W.G. Mallett School
Final week of winter games at Mallett
The 2019 WinterKids Winter Games, a competition being held by students and staff at the W.G. Mallett School, draws to a close this week.
Winter Games underway at Mallett
FARMINGTON — W.G. Mallett School students and staff kicked off the WinterKids Winter Games Monday, Jan 7 with an Olympic-style opening ceremony. Students carried torches and marched in a parade of flags much like athletes do in the worldwide event. The WinterKids Winter Games is a physical and nutritional competition that encourages young children to […]
A lesson in sharing
Students in Stacey Augustine’s kindergarten class at W.G. Mallett School learned about the importance of giving and sharing.
Farmington McDonald’s giving to school, rec department
FARMINGTON — W. G. Mallett School and the Farmington Recreation Department are receiving gifts from McDonald’s as part of the chain restaurant’s reopening celebration. The 42-year-old restaurant building on the Intervale was razed in June and a new one built over the summer. The school will benefit from an opening weekend fundraiser. Ten percent of […]
School volunteer Linda Smith is known as Nanny by students at Mallett School
FARMINGTON — Linda Smith is known as “Nanny” by Kindergarten students at W.G. Mallett School where she has volunteered three days a week for the past 11 years. “I can’t seem to get out of Kindergarten,” Smith said. But, she doesn’t really want to. Smith, 71, adores children and animals. She also enjoys working with […]
Farmington planners to visit UMF heating plant site
FARMINGTON — Planning Board members want to see if an 18-wheeler can negotiate tight street corners before voting on a proposed biomass central heating plant for the University of Maine at Farmington. Drivers will need to make these turns for 30-ton deliveries of wood chips to the plant, an estimated 11 trips per week during […]