Rebecca Richard

2 days ago | sunjournal.com | Rebecca Richard

KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Select Board signed off on final warrant articles for the upcoming annual town meeting, discussed updates to the town’s Budget Committee Ordinance, and worked through details of a community survey tied to the town’s comprehensive plan. Town Manager Leanna Targett presented the completed draft of the 2025 town meeting warrant.

4 days ago | sunjournal.com | Rebecca Richard |A.M. Sheehan

FARMINGTON — Dozens gathered at The Healing Garden at MaineHealth Franklin Hospital earlier this month for a Yellow Tulip Celebration to raise awareness for youth mental health and honor the 257 high school students in Franklin County who seriously considered suicide in 2023.

4 days ago | sunjournal.com | Rebecca Richard

WILTON — Voters will choose between Nancy Allen and Melissa Taylor for a three-year term as the No. 3 selectperson on the Wilton Select Board during the town’s annual election Tuesday, June 10. Selectperson Mike Wells is not seeking reelection. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wilton Town Office. Voters will also decide a contested race for the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors, choosing between Douglas Hiltz and Griffin Mayhew.

1 month ago | empowordjournalism.com | Rebecca Richard

Learning to drive is an eagerly anticipated milestone, however, the rising costs of lessons, fuel and insurance, forces many learner drivers to hit the brakes on securing their licenses. If you manage to get off an instructor’s surging waiting list, you’ll face the next hurdle: the eye-watering cost of their tutelage. Lesson prices vary depending on location, I paid £40 per hour to learn in Greater Glasgow in 2023, but back in early 2020, most people paid around £28.47 for driving lessons.

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Rebecca Richard

FARMINGTON — Students from Mt. Blue High School and the Foster Career and Technical Education Center’s Future Business Leaders of America [FBLA] chapter earned top honors at the FBLA State Leadership Conference, held March 16-18 at the DoubleTree in South Portland. Their achievements included two state board positions, scholarship awards, and recognition for their advisor.