Farmington maine

Published
May 11, 2023

Recent flooding could have temporarily extended seasonal growth for fiddleheads

Dave Fuller, formerly with University of Maine Farmington Cooperative Extension spoke about the recent flooding and the effect it could potentially have on the seasonal harvest of ostrich fern fiddleheads.
Published
May 1, 2023

Weekend storm brings power outages and flooding to central Maine

Across central Maine, where rainfall totals reached 5 inches in some areas from the strong weekend storm, high water levels in the Kennebec River watershed brought flood warnings and washed out roads, along with downed trees and power outages.
Published
April 28, 2023

Homeless in Maine: New policing protocol shifts focus to assisting homeless people who need help

Local police agencies are grappling with a new protocol established by the Office of the Maine Attorney General that calls on authorities to not charge homeless people with minor crimes but instead focus on connecting them with service providers who may be able to help.
Published
April 27, 2023

Maine Fiddlehead Festival in Farmington to feature fiddleheads, local agriculture, music

Maine Fiddlehead Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the University of Maine Farmington.
Published
February 14, 2023

University of Maine at Farmington may slash most of its part-time faculty

After laying off nine members of its full-time faculty last spring, the university is eyeing a plan to eliminate 'most adjunct faculty at the undergraduate level.'

Published
February 2, 2023

Rescources council working to bring Atlantic salmon back to Sandy River
Published
January 31, 2023

Farmington boy charged in connection to online shooting threat at Mt. Blue Campus

Farmington police issued the 15-year-old a summons on felony charge of terrorizing. He was released to his parents, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
Published
January 17, 2023

High Peaks Alliance gets $2 million to rebuild bridge over Sandy River in Farmington

The federal funding will be used to construct a 336-foot span that will link Farmington and Jay via the 14-mile Whistle Stop Trail.
Published
December 30, 2022

Smithfield man arrested in Farmington on drug, other charges

Several people previously accused him of taking thousands of dollars from them to perform home repair work before disappearing, but the charges are not related to those accusations.
Published
December 28, 2022

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

The Farmington and Caribou stores are already liquidating merchandise.