Stories about Kingfield

Kingfield 4-H club member honored for volunteer service

FARMINGTON — When Hillary Chase of Kingfield takes part in a 4-H Franklin County Working Steers Club event, tutors at school, or helps younger club members learn to show their animals, she doesn't think about community service. “It's about helping,” the Mt. Abram High Sc...

Kingfield man critical after single-car crash

NEW VINEYARD — A Kingfield man was listed in a critical condition Monday at a Lewiston hospital after the car he was driving hit a tree and rolled over early Sunday on Route 27. The 2009 Toyota driven by Glen Reynolds crossed the centerline and, when the he overcorrected, hit a tree ...

Deer Tick band headed for Sugarloaf

KINGFIELD — Deer Tick, one of the nation’s top touring acts, will play Sugarloaf’s King Pine Room on Saturday, Feb. 11, as part of the resort’s Bud Light Concert Series. Singer-songwriter and professional surfer Donavon Frankenreiter, whose music has sold millions o...

SAD 58 tables decision on closing Stratton school

SALEM TOWNSHIP — The SAD 58 board heard impassioned requests from northern Franklin County residents Tuesday night to keep Stratton Elementary School open. After the nine members listened to nearly two and a half hours of testimony, they agreed unanimously to table a decision to cl...

Foothills Jazz Quartet will play at Kingfield art walk

KINGFIELD — As part of Kingfield’s First Friday Art Walk, the Kingfield POPS will present the Foothills Jazz Quartet at the Stanley Museum from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. The Stanley Museum is mounting an exhibit of local paintings by Dorothy Stanley Emmons as well as some jaz...

Man OKs plea agreement on reckless conduct conviction

FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice accepted a sentencing agreement on Friday that allows a New Vineyard man to enter into an 18-month deferred disposition on a reckless conduct charge. Douglas E. Marble, 33, was arrested in April 2011 on several charges. Maine State Police said h...

Selectmen discuss damage from Irene in Kingfield

KINGFIELD — Repairs to West Kingfield Road and properties along it will begin this week, Administrative Assistant Douglas Marble told selectmen Monday night. The federal government will pay 75 percent of the cost, he said. The damage was caused by Tropical Storm Irene this pas...

Briefly

Country jamboree WILTON — Starting Friday, Jan. 6, and running every Friday night through April 20, Country Spotlight /Jamboree shows will be held at the Harnden Masonic Lodge at 70 Bryant Road in East Wilton. As in past years these shows will be filmed by UMF for sh...

Church invites all during new year

NEW PORTLAND — It’s the New Year and a time to make positive lifestyle changes, a time for new beginnings. For those who have been thinking it is time to get involved with a church again, to renew a relationship with God or to find a Bible study where they feel comfortable, Western Mo...

Plein air artist will exhibit at Schoolhouse Gallery

KINGFIELD — The Schoolhouse Gallery will present an exhibit of oil paintings by plein air artist Matthew Russ, opening Jan. 6, during the Kingfield First Friday Artwalk. Russ, a Portland native and 1996 graduate of Colby College, is known for his tranquil work depicting remote landsc...