farmington maine

Published
December 28, 2022

Last 2 Sears stores in Maine are closing, including Farmington’s

The Farmington and Caribou stores are already liquidating merchandise.
Published
December 14, 2022

Health care networks, universities to receive $2.3 million in funding to expand rural education opportunities

Health care networks, the University of Maine System and St. Joseph's College will receive a total of nearly $2.3 million to expand medical training in communities like Farmington and Norway.
Published
December 9, 2022

Former Franklin County prosecutor suspended from legal practice for 9 months

Kayla Alves had already pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with possible evidence.
Published
November 7, 2022

Lewiston man pleads guilty to stealing from Wilton church, theft of gun and catalytic converters

Christopher W. Veillieux, 34, is also required to pay $14,600.20 in restitution.
Published
October 31, 2022

On Halloween, these people are paid to make you scream

Maine's scare actors earn modest wages or sometimes none at all. But the seasonal jobs are a way for haunters to celebrate their favorite holiday.
Published
October 30, 2022

Wilton: An unlikely swing district where pocketbook issues, local ties matter

The small town in rural Franklin County has seen an exodus of employers over the years and now is bracing for the closure of the nearby paper mill in Jay.
Published
October 11, 2022

RSU 9 directors vote to keep controversial gender identity poster

The posters, which define common gender and sexuality terms, hang in the windows of the guidance offices of Mt. Blue middle and high schools facing the hallway.
Published
October 7, 2022

Farmington Solar, construction company enter agreement to pay $20,100 civil penalty

The penalty is for soil erosion violations at one of the solar projects in New England located in Farmington.
Published
September 13, 2022

Two 14-year-old boys charged in connection to theft, vandalism at UMF

A camera, production equipment and an SUV were stolen, and damage was done to classrooms and offices late in the weekend, campus police said.
Published
August 26, 2022

State House added to trail honoring Maine sites that were key to securing women’s right to vote

The location where state lawmakers ratified the 19th Amendment is one of seven stops along the Maine Suffrage Centennial Trail. But officials said work to give women equality is far from done.