Lauren Abbate

Staff Writer

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Published
November 15, 2015

Program encouraging healthy habits for kids catches on in Franklin County

Let’s Go, a Portland-based organization, is working to reinforce healthy habits among children by providing a support system for smaller health programs around the state.
Published
November 13, 2015

Waterville church converts former bowling alley into house of worship

Centerpoint Community Church will hold its first Sunday service this weekend after spending the last seven months renovating the former Sparetime Recreation bowling alley.
Published
November 12, 2015

New Sharon asks residents to approve money for computer system

A special town meeting will be held Friday night to seek approval of spending $10,000 to buy a system to replace the town server that crashed last month.
Published
November 11, 2015

Farmington ceremony pays tribute to veterans of all American wars

Living area veterans and those of the past were honored Wednesday at the celebration of the restoration of the Red Schoolhouse Road cemetery.
Published
November 11, 2015

UMF students collaborate to develop nature-based play area for education program

The plan is an effort to teach early childhood education students how children can develop in a nature-based setting.
Published
November 10, 2015

Police continue to look for driver in Farmington hit-and-run

A vehicle, possibly a 2008 Ford Focus, struck a van yesterday as it drove through the U.S. Route 2 intersection of Whittier Road without stopping.
Published
November 9, 2015

Kingfield asks four downtown property owners for permission to close Mill Street Stub

If the property owners accept the request to use the privately owned Mill Street as a public road, Kingfield will add the closure of the Mill Street Stub to the reconstruction plans proposed for Route 27.
Published
November 9, 2015

Franklin County inmate suffers minor injuries after falling outside courthouse

Carol Murphy, of New Sharon, convicted of animal cruelty, fell and hit her head while walking from the Franklin County Superior Courthouse to a jail transport van Monday morning, police said.
Published
November 9, 2015

Sugarloaf receives replacement parts for chairlift that malfunctioned

The ski area invested $800,000 to replace the bottom load terminal of the King Pine chairlift that malfunctioned last season.
Published
November 6, 2015

Franklin County farmers prepare for season with Winter Market due to open

With the winter months, farmers can sell goods year-round via access to winter markets along with produce growing and storage techniques.