Go Red for Women initiative planned this month

The comprehensive platform is designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women.

Two of three Franklin County commissioners vote not to accept refugees

Chairman Terry Brann and Commissioner Clyde Barker say local residents are the priority.

Acclaimed filmmaker Caryn Waechter to discuss her work Feb. 6

Event is part of UMF's Visiting Writers Series.

Farmington selectmen back $6.5 million budget for 2020

Selectmen approved a budget for 2020 that is up 6.24% from current spending but down 0.03% from what department heads had originally requested.

State fire officials unable to pinpoint ignition of deadly Farmington explosion

Ten-foot posts were drilled into the ground 5 feet away from the LEAP building in the paved parking lot, causing the propane leak, investigators say.

Three classes of the Diabetes Prevention Program to be offered in Farmington

Daughter of fallen Farmington firefighter testifies propane line was severed days before blast

Danielle Bell Flannery testified Tuesday in front of the state Legislature's Joint Standing Committee of Energy, Utilities and Technology that the explosion that killed her father was preventable if liquefied propane gas lines were covered under the Dig Safe Law.

University of Maine at Farmington terminates faculty member after sexual abuse allegation

President Edward Serna in a statement Tuesday said the accusation stems from McInnes' employment in New York City in the 1990s, and that the university knows of no concerns about McInnis while in he worked in Farmington.

State to hold meeting connected to Tumbledown, Mt. Blue State Park

The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands will begin developing a 15-year management plan.

Farmington board approves UMF multi-use trail system proposal

The proposal will incorporate town-owned land with land owned by the university's athletic fields off Front Street to create a multi-purpose, handicap-accessible trail system near the Sandy River.