FARMINGTON — A Kingfield woman and a Rumford man were each indicted Wednesday on manslaughter and drunken-driving charges involving separate crashes that killed men from Dixfield and Strong in 2018. Ethyn Eric Buotte, 19, of Rumford and Danielle M. Larochelle, 31, of Kingfield face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter; up to […]
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Kingfield voters back three projects
Kingfield residents agree to get more information after elementary students approach selectmen about banning use of plastic bags, continue plans for a park and consider rebuilding Tufts Pond Road.
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Kingfield voters back three projects
KINGFIELD — Residents agreed Thursday night to get information on banning plastic bags at stores, continue plans for a riverside park and consider rebuilding Tufts Pond Road. Kingfield Elementary School students asked selectmen at an earlier meeting to consider banning plastic bags, prompting selectmen to seek residents’ input. “I think it’s quite interesting that the […]
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Mt. Abram student wins DAR Good Citizen award
KINGFIELD — Mt. Abram High School has announced that this year’s DAR Good Citizen recipient is Alice Cockerham, daughter of Jim and Brenna Cockerham of Kingfield. The DAR Good Citizen Program is sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and locally by the Colonial Daughters Chapter in Farmington. Cockerham was selected for […]
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Exhibit features Maine’s continued Olympic contribution
KINGFIELD — Winter weather did not deter people from attending the unveiling of a new Ski Museum of Maine exhibit Friday, Dec. 28. In fact, the museum was packed with guests for the opening reception of “Maine Olympians: from the Pine Tree State to the World Stage”. “Maine has had an athlete or coach in […]
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Ski Museum of Maine receives grant for exhibit
KINGFIELD — The Ski Museum of Maine was awarded a grant from the Maine Community Foundation to support the creation and installation of the newest exhibit in the museum, “Maine Olympians – From the Pine Tree State to the World Stage,” at our gallery located in Kingfield. The official unveiling of this exhibit will take […]
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Shake Dancers performing in Kingfield
The Shake Dancers will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight New Year’s Eve, followed by fireworks, at The Garage, Mountain Village Farm B&B, 164 Main St. in Kingfield. The band plays the raw Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans blues style of the post-World War II era, as well as their own original music. The trio […]
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Ready for the holidays
An outbuilding in Kingfield is decorated for the holidays with a simple wreath. Glimpses of snow-capped Mt. Abraham can be seen in the background. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) Santa’s sleigh was spotted in Kingfield Thursday, Dec. 13 at Jordan Lumber Company. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal)
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Ready for the holidays
Santa’s sleigh was spotted in Kingfield Thursday, Dec. 13 at Jordan Lumber Company. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) An outbuilding in Kingfield is decorated for the holidays with a simple wreath. Glimpses of snow-capped Mt. Abraham can be seen in the background. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal)
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Second Farmington man in Kingfield fatal accident dies
FARMINGTON — The driver of a car that lost traction Nov. 27 on Route 27, north of Kingfield, and skidded into the path of a tractor-trailer truck, has died. “The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is sad to report a second fatality as a result of the November 27 car (versus) tractor-trailer that occurred on route 27 […]