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The Franklin County courthouse in Farmington is making space for the district attorney’s office as part of a $50,000 renovation project. Funded through the county’s American Rescue Plan Act allotment, the updates aim to streamline operations and improve efficiency within the courthouse.
In Jay, residents are looking ahead as the Comprehensive Planning Committee works to update the town’s long-term development strategy. The plan, last revised in 2011, will shape Jay’s growth and priorities for the next two decades. Community input will be a key factor in determining future land use, infrastructure and economic development initiatives.
Also in today's newsletter: Assessing your cat's intelligence; petition circulates in Jay; and Weld voters will consider an alternative to taxes for state park passes.
- Rebecca Richard |
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Three people are seen together Saturday afternoon, Feb. 23, while ice fishing on Long Pond in Livermore. Waiting for a fish to snag the line is a good time to catch up with family and friends. Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser |
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The University of Maine at Farmington will host lyric essayist Noam Keim as the second reader in its 2025 spring Visiting Writers Series. Keim’s collection The Land is Holy (Radix Media, 2024) won the 2022 Megaphone Prize and a 2023 Periplus fellowship. Their work explores diaspora, survival, and inherited memory, weaving themes of land, healing, queerness and colonialism. The reading will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, at the Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center, followed by a book signing. Keim’s writing has appeared in Kenyon Review, Massachusetts Review, ALOCASIA, and Foglifter. Currently based in Philadelphia, they work within the carceral system supporting those impacted by incarceration. The Land is Holy is available for pre-purchase at the UMF University Store and Devany, Doak, and Garret Booksellers. The event is free and open to the public. |
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THINGS TO DO |
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Chewonki’s Bugmobile Program will be at Fayette Underwood Memorial Library at 6 p.m. Wednesday, bringing live specimens and interactive learning about arthropods. Kids Night/Story Time takes place on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m., and on March 5, the program will explore the world of bugs with models, costumes and hands-on activities.
Cape Cod Hill Community School invites families with children ages 0 to 5 to a free Play & Learn event on March 12, featuring activities, a light snack and a take-home bag.
The craft fair and indoor yard sale is back at the Phillips Area Community Center in Phillips March 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
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THE WAY IT WAS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY |
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March 20, 2020: Selectman Earl Ireland speaks during the annual town meeting in Industry in 2020.
Click here to read more on this story from 2020 from our archives on Newspapers.com. |
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Rebecca Richard is a reporter for the Franklin Journal and the creator of this newsletter. Send feedback and suggestions to Rebecca. Read more Franklin County news at sunjournal.com. |
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