KINGFIELD — The Maine Arts Commission awarded Kingfield POPS a “Celebrating Traditional Arts” grant to assist with presenting two of the performers in the lineup for the June 25 concert. The two ensembles that inspired the grant are the Burnurwurbskek Singers, a men’s drumming and singing ensemble from the Penobscot Nation, and Boreal Tordu, a […]
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Kingfield POPS offers ‘kaleidoscope of Maine’s music’
KINGFIELD — Dave Mallet, Maine’s iconic folk troubadour, and his band will play several numbers with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, June 25, at the ninth annual Kingfield POPS concert. Mallet and his band will also play a set in the opening half of the concert. The Kingfield POPS lineup also showcases the full […]
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Kingfield voters debate safety of landmark
KINGFIELD — Voters at town meeting Saturday voiced strong opinions about history, safety and change. Warrant articles generating the most discussion concerned the village center horse-watering trough, a century-old landmark at the intersections of roads heading north, south, east and west. A Village Enhancement Committee has held hearings, conducted surveys and presented a design to […]
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Stadler Gallery will showcase ‘Jaine in Maine’
KINGFIELD — The Stadler Gallery will open its summer season with an exhibition of work by Jaine Jacobs along with a show of works by gallery artists. Jacobs calls her show “Jaine in Maine,” referring to her recent move from the suburbs of New York City to Rangeley, which, she said, has renewed her with […]
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Area students grow together at Camp Kiev
NOBLEBORO — Seventh-graders from Kingfield, Stratton, Strong and Phillips have recently completed a three-day program at the Leadership School at Camp Kieve. Working together in cabins and in classrooms, students practiced healthy communication skills, building positive peer relationships and working together to achieve common goals. The program provided opportunities for students from the neighboring communities […]
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Military notes
Air Force Airman Brooke M. Tranten has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits […]
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Patrons to stroll Kingfield during art walk
KINGFIELD — The third First Friday Artwalk will be held Friday, Feb. 4, and Artwalkers will see new work in almost every venue. The Stadler Gallery (open until 8 p.m.) will hang tapestries by a French artist, last shown in the gallery in 2004, and the landscape paintings of Kingfield’s Kitty Jones will be featured […]
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Kingfield man found dead by hunter
KINGFIELD — Foul play isn’t suspected in the death of a Kingfield man whose body was found by a hunter at about 3 p.m. Friday along Rapid Stream Road, according to a Saturday afternoon report from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Apparently, Noel Philbrick, 54, had gone for a walk and failed to return, police […]
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Quebec couple injured in motorcycle crash
KINGFIELD — A Quebec couple riding a motorcycle north on Route 27 were seriously injured Thursday when wind from a passing tractor-trailer truck caused the bike to drift onto the road shoulder and it was laid down, Maine State Police Trooper Scott Dalton said. Michel Poitras, 48, and his wife, Manon Barbe, 41, of Sherbrooke, […]