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News Archive - 2006
January
- The Abused Women’s Advocacy Project welcomes donations
- Boys and Girls Club opens in Phillips
- Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice opens new Hospice House in Auburn
- Sign up for Community College courses in Franklin County
- Exciting spring workshops hosted by Women Work and Community
- Got an old cell phone? Donate it to help victims of sexual assault or abuse
- Fix your home... applications now being taken for Mission at The Eastward’s Community Summer Housing Program
- Maine LIHEAP recipients, 40 homeless shelters, and Indian tribes receive extra fuel assistance
- Opportunities offered for residents of Franklin County
- Low income parents: Get help with education costs through the PaS program
- Wilton students to preform to raise funds for fuel assistance to help Franklin County residents
- Wilton Library offers tax assistance to the elderly and low-income residents
- Free tax help for low and moderate-income families in Franklin County
- Looking for a ride? Western Maine Transportation services can help
- Food, fun and reading program for area preschoolers
- Tri-County Mental Health expands services for youth
February
- Rangeley town office now open on Thursday nights
- Chase away the winter blues with the annual Children’s Festival!
- Medicare offers tips for enrolling in Medicare Part D
- American Chop Suey Supper for local heating assistance
- Need a car safety seat? NorthStar EMS can help
- Need help with a mammogram or a pap test? Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program can help
- Need help with the loss of a loved one? The Community Bereavement Support Group can help
- Maine Warm Line gives people a place to talk when they are in need
- Get Moving this summer! Free outdoor community walking maps available
- The Alzheimer’s Association Helpline can help provide support
- Peace in Our Families Launches Domestic Violence Response Project
March
- Medicare beneficiaries urged to be on the lookout for phone scams
- Franklin Memorial Hospital Medical Library hosts open house and workshop
- Farmers: List your business in a local foods directory!
- Get Moving! Music Together demonstration classes held in March
- SAVES & The Granary Team Up for A Fundraiser
- USDA, Rural Development Repair and Rehabilitation Grant Program
April
- Five day a week public transportation coming to Farmington and Wilton
- Program for grieving children and teens
- Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice relocates Wilton office
- March for Violence-Free Communities
- Indoor yard sale to benefit the Zone Coalition
- Community Members have an opportunity to meet local farmers
- Annual Kids’ Stuff Sale this weekend!!
- Franklin Memorial Hospital will be offering urology services
- Mt. Abram Abram High School "lights up" the area
May
- Internet Safety Night hosted by MSAD 9
- Services without Borders Resource Fair to be held in Livermore Falls May 25
- Web site created to provide information about the bird flu
- Annual food drive by the Farmington Post Office
- Franklin County Children’s Task Force Clothing Exchange
- Wheels for the World accepting wheelchair donations at the Farmington Wal*Mart
- Horse rescue facility opens in Franklin County
- Stratton/Eustis Food Pantry Day
- Phillips ministry moves worship services
- Carrabassett Valley clean up day
- Wilton library awarded
- Farmers market open in Farmington
- Children’s programs hosted by Foothills Arts Center
- Local food to local schools: farmers needed for this innovative program
- Phillips food pantry gets needed boost
- Meeting June 8 helps local farmers expand their markets
June
- Trails open in Rangeley
- SAVES hosts Garden Party and pays tribute to outgoing director
- New daily bus service between Wilton and Farmington starts soon
- Multi-use trail kick off event June 17th
- The Hope Harvest Garden needs you!
- A great community resource: Franklin Memorial Hospital Medical Library acquires new books on diabetes and breast cancer
- Nature program offered to children in Carrabassett Valley
- Cancer support group meetings held at Franklin Memorial Hospital
- Reconnecting Our Farms with Our Communities conference
- Farmington Area Local Food directory published
- Catch Veggie Madness at Farmington's Strawberry Festival!
- Call out for Operation Keep ME Warm County Coordinators
July
- Western Maine Community Action invites volunteers to help with community events
- Rockomeka Family Practice becomes a physician practice of Franklin Memorial Hospital
August
- Safari Art Auction raises funds for Mobile Health Unit
- Change in Food Stamp Eligibility may affect Androscoggin County residents
- Maine Alzheimer's Association invites you to join Memory Walk '06
- Wilton CareerCenter announces September workshops
- Free Music Together® demo classes held for children from birth to age four
- Participate in Make Tracks for Kids September 23
September
- Western Maine Community Action invites volunteers to help with community events
- SAVES Announces Hotline Advocate Training
- Franklin County Children's Task Force to offer Mandated Reporter Training
- Grieving Children and Teens program begins in Farmington
- Wilton CareerCenter hosts job fair
- Speaker to discuss U.S. Farm Policy and how it contributes to obesity
October
- Women, Work, and Community offers fall workshops
- Franklin Community Health Network launches on-line calendar
- Don't Miss United Way's Charity Auction
- Strong Area Business and Civic Alliance hosts Business Resource Forum
- Flu Shots offered throughout Greater Franklin County on HCC's Mobile Health Unit
November
- Funding Workshops for Renewable and Energy Efficiency Projects will be held in Farmington
- Time to Reconsider Your Medicare Prescription Enrollment
- Get active this winter! Titcomb Mountain Ski Area announces children's programs. Info night December 5th
- Interested in Local Foods? Join others who are too November 28 in Strong to develop a strategic plan to support local agriculture
- Take Five! Five quick tips for winter wellness
- Caregiving for someone with Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia? You will want to attend a Best Friends Training
December
- Get Creative at the Foothills Arts Center Saturday Workshops for adults and children
- Local organization loans medical equipment free of charge!
- Learn why you need to stay warm when it’s cold. National Institute on Aging releases excellent publication outlining ways to stay safe in cold weather
- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED-Franklin County Tax Assistance Program
- Franklin Community Health Network physician practices are accepting new patients.
- Ragamala Music and Dance Theater to Perform a benefit show for SAVES at Nordica Auditorium, University of Maine at Farmington.
