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Hundreds of Maine families plan to camp out at same time as part of first ever Maine Backyard Campout
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A letter from Farmington Parks and Recreation Director Matthew Foster
April 13, 2020With almost 9,000 views in our second full week of online programming here at the Farmington Recreation Department, I am beginning to feel less like the Director of Parks and Recreation and more like a television network executive. Online programming is uncharted waters for us to say the least, and even though we may not […]
New Rec programs help community, good for staff
April 13, 2020“I can see a lot more positives than negatives coming out of this whole COVID-19. I’ve never seen a time when families were brought so close together, peoples’ lives weren’t so busy, were slowed down. Families are playing board games, going on walks. Kids are playing outside, neighbors are saying hi,” Farmington Parks and Recreation […]
Bangor City Forest is a popular destination for walkers, cyclists and geocachers
November 8, 2019The forest features a large network of intersecting trails and gravel roads that are open to running, hiking, biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The forest is also a great place to go geocaching, an activity in which people search for hidden containers or “caches” using a GPS device and written clues. Within the boundaries of […]
Mechanic Falls committee to seek summer recreation director
April 25, 2019Town councilors, parents want the summer day camp to stay in town. MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council decided Tuesday night to have the Recreation Committee find a summer recreation director to keep the summer day camp in town and not send campers to the Outdoor Learning and Education Center in Auburn. Council Chairwoman Cathy […]