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PublishedAugust 7, 2021
With Amish buggy crashes on the rise in central Maine, experts advise to pay attention to roads
There have been at least four Amish buggy crashes this summer alone, and members of the community and experts advise safe driving to ensure more crashes do not happen.
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PublishedMay 5, 2021
Fire at Whitefield restaurant determined to be accidental
State fire marshal's office has determined the electrical fire that broke out at Aunt Gin's early Saturday was accidental.
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Future of Whitefield’s Aunt Gin’s restaurant is up in the air
Co-owner Wyatt Shorey said the Augusta Road restaurant, which opened in 2015, is closed for now — but maybe for good — after a fire early Saturday damaged the bar and dining areas.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
Man arrested in Whitefield family’s farmstand destruction
Wayne Mullens, owner of the front-end loader police believe was used to rip apart Swallowtail Farm and Creamery's farmstand in Coopers Mills, was arrested Thursday night in Gardiner.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2020
Fewer students statewide are using free meals, even though it’s available for all
Communities have stepped up to help get meals out to students through the food bank and volunteers, but increased remote learning and home schooling mean fewer students are taking advantage of free meals compared with last year.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Whitefield officials to crack down on messy lawns, permanent yard sales
Code Enforcement Officer Arthur Strout said the issue with messy properties has only gotten worse since voters passed a junkyard ordinance in 2018.
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
Two canoeists rescued from swollen Sheepscot River in Whitefield
Firefighters used a Gardiner Fire ladder truck to pluck pair from rock in swollen river on Saturday.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2020
Personal protective equipment a concern for some central Maine emergency medical services
While bigger departments may have equipment to handle calls safely for some time during the coronavirus pandemic, smaller ones could run out of protective gear — and personnel.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Whitefield residents could get their say on adult-use marijuana
Town residents will decide on whether to opt-in to allow adult-use marijuana establishments at their annual town meeting in March.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Hopes for hemp farm in Whitefield wilt as bank and insurer cut farmers loose
Farming hemp is legal under state and federal law, but many in the banking and insurance industries still consider it too hot to handle.
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