KINGFIELD — Voters at the annual town meeting Saturday decided not to allow adult recreational marijuana establishments in town. The vote was 75-42. The majority of the 129 voters at Kingfield Elementary School indicated their opposition to allowing any retail marijuana establishments in the northern Franklin County town.. The decision does not include licensed medical […]
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Kingfield voters to decide on recreational pot businesses
KINGFIELD — Voters at the annual town meeting Saturday will decide whether to allow adult recreational marijuana establishments in town. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. at Kingfield Elementary School. If the article on marijuana establishments passes, the Planning Board will develop ordinances, regulations and licensing requirements. The proposed $1 million budget is about $41,000 […]
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PSO string quartet entertains middle school students
The Kingfield Pops and ArtsFarmington, with help from the Onion Foundation, sponsored concerts at the middle schools of Farmington and the Strong/Kingfield area on May 3. Performers a string quartet from the Portland Symphony Orchestra. The theme was America: the Musical Melting Pot. From left, front, are Lidija Peno-Kelly, violin; Dee Dee Oehrtmann, violin; Jim […]
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Chesterville robbery victim shares ordeal at senior forum
KINGFIELD — A Chesterville woman told those at a SeniorsPlus forum Thursday that she learned the importance of personal safety when she and her sister were robbed at gunpoint. Lois Seamon, 87, said she discovered the need to be prepared after she and her sister were robbed while vacationing in another state. As they were […]
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Kingfield to decide on retail pot in June
KINGFIELD — Voters will decide at the June town meeting whether to allow retail marijuana establishments in town. Selectmen on Monday decided to ask townspeople to vote on their level of interest in pursuing options to regulate such establishments. Licensed medical marijuana facilities are not included in the retail establishment category and would not be affected […]
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Herbert Hotel placed on National Register of Historic Places
KINGFIELD — The Herbert Hotel has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, according to Kirk F. Mohney, Maine Historic Preservation Commission director. The designation indicates that the property has been documented, evaluated and considered worthy of preservation and protection as part of the nation’s cultural heritage. The Herbert is a small-town hotel […]
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Daniel B. Pinkham
LEWISTON — Daniel “Danny” Bruce Pinkham, 67, of Kingfield, passed away Monday, April 2, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, with family and friends at his side. He was born in Skowhegan on Nov. 2, 1950, the son of Chesley and Ina (Perry) Pinkham. He attended school in Kingfield. Danny was self-employed as a master […]
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SeniorsPlus to present mini-expo for older adults
KINGFIELD — SeniorsPlus will present a mini-expo from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 19 (snow date Friday, April 20), at the Kingfield Elementary School. The Franklin County Aging Well Mini-Expo will offer workshops and the opportunity for social interaction for older adults. The event is free and open to the public. A continental breakfast […]
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Kingfield parent asks selectmen for advice on school budget
KINGFIELD — Selectmen on Monday advised a mother of Kingfield Elementary School students to get others interested in the Regional School Unit 58 budget for 2018-19. Resident Julie Swain told selectmen she asked for information about potential budget cuts at a recent school board meeting and didn’t receive a satisfactory response. “Sometimes a group of […]
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Farmington's 'buoyant' sign-maker dies
FARMINGTON — To some, Michael Francis “Mike” Monahan, who passed away Monday at age 68, was known as a creator of signs. To others, he was father, teacher, student, friend. Born in Rome, Italy, in 1949, Monahan moved to Kingfield in the 1970s. He worked at a summer adventure camp and later at the Ski […]