Pam Harnden

Livermore Falls Advertiser

Pam Harnden, of Wilton, has been a staff writer for The Franklin Journal since 2012. Since 2015, she has also written for the Livermore Falls Advertiser and Sun Journal. She covers Livermore and Regional School Unit 73 school board meetings. She writes about people and community events in the greater Franklin County area and is the go-to person for school robotics competitions. Pam is a member of the Old Crow Indian Band and a supervisor for the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District. She enjoys cooking, gardening, flower arranging, reading, music and spending time with her grandchildren. Pam has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maine at Orono and has been involved personally and professionally with numerous agricultural endeavors.

Latest

Published
April 13, 2023

Farmington board rejects grant for EV charging station downtown

The Downtown TIF Committee unanimously voted that EV charging stations not be installed in the municipal parking lot that can be entered from Main Street or Broadway.
Published
April 13, 2023

Six foot tall stone egg in Farmington draws attention

Designer Jon Bubier began building the stone egg last year, plans to have it resemble an egg in a flower basket when the project is completed.
Published
April 12, 2023

Selectmen reject grant for EV charging station in downtown Farmington

The Downtown TIF Committee unanimously voted that EV charging stations not be installed in the municipal parking lot accessed from Main Street or Broadway.
Published
April 11, 2023

Esports teaches life lessons, is fun yet challenging

Esports was approved as a sport at Spruce Mountain High School in June 2020.
Published
April 6, 2023

Spruce Mountain school budget cut by $100,000

The amount for regular instruction in Regional School Unit 73 was decreased $100,000 after numbers obtained from Anthem for insurances came in less than anticipated.
Published
April 6, 2023

Wilton winter farmers market closes, will re-open outdoors May 27

Wilton farmers market, which was open this winter twice monthly in the First Congregational Church will reopen May 27 in McGillicuddy Park on Main Street. The market will be open every Saturday.
Published
April 6, 2023

Medical marijuana facility in Farmington expanding

Canna Cabana at 184 Farmington Falls Road is adding more edibles and expanding into a smoke shop.
Published
April 4, 2023

Franklin county robotics teams qualify for New England District Championship

Knights of Katahdin, a rookie team from Wilton, and Blue Crew, a team with students and mentors from Farmington and Jay schools, are among the 90 FIRST Robotics Competition teams that qualified for the New England District Championship being held April 5-8 in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
Published
March 30, 2023

Longtime Mt. Blue State Park employees, couple retire

Bruce Farnham became manager at Mt. Blue State Park in December 1987, his wife Dianna Farnham has worked wherever needed.
Published
March 29, 2023

Farmington sewer rates to increase 20.3%

It’s the first rate increase since 2018.