KINGFIELD — After a year of hard work and a list of accomplishments, the Kingfield Trailbuilders club convinced selectmen to give them a chance as a formal committee. Club member and spokeswoman Polly McMichael explained to selectmen at Monday night’s meeting that the group is in a sort of limbo. Although organized nearly three years ago to […]
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Kingfield may not get Dollar General store
KINGFIELD — The proposed Dollar General store scheduled for construction on Route 27 north of the village may not happen, selectmen were told Monday night. Robert Gage, senior vice president of development services for GBT Realty Corp. in Brentwood, Tenn., told the board the estimated costs to build five stores in Maine had skyrocketed, and […]
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RSU 58 directors look at potential budget shortfalls
KINGFIELD—Regional School Unit 58 directors got their first look at potential budget shortfalls that will impact staffing, programs and services for the coming fiscal year. On Thursday night, Superintendent Susan Pratt told the board they must face tough decisions to fund the 2018-19 school year. In a presentation to the board and an audience of teachers, […]
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'Word Buzz' series to feature local author
KINGFIELD — Rolling Fatties’ “Word Buzz” series continues Thursday, March 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., welcoming local novelist, short story writer and memoirist Patricia O’Donnell. O’Donnell will read her work and regale the audience with her wit, wisdom and her love of language. As the novelist Richard Ford has said, her work is characterized […]
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Kingfield board gets road work advice
KINGFIELD — Selectmen have received some expert advice on the proposed Tufts Pond Road construction project. Jan Wiegman of the Topsham-based Wright Pierce engineering firm updated selectmen Monday on the original 2015 recommendations to restore and maintain the deteriorated road. Because the base of the road gets wet and stays wet, he said, the rebuilding […]
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WinterKids Winter Games a hit in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — Dozens of youngsters zoomed down Little Baker Hill on colorful flying saucers and inner tubes Friday afternoon as they passed the watchful adults tasked with keeping them safe. They crashed happily and frequently into each other on the hill overlooking the SnoWanderers Sled Shed and the frozen Carrabassett River. Even though they were intent […]
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'Word Buzz' series contines at Rolling Fatties
KINGFIELD — Rolling Fatties’ “Word Buzz” series continues from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, with Poetry Night, featuring four local women poets: Julia Bouwsma, Kristen Case, Meg Willing and Shana Youngdahl. Enjoy a beer and burrito along with the words of these four distinct and powerful poets, each of whose work has been […]
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Kingfield selectmen discuss firefighting equipment, road construction costs
KINGFIELD — New Fire Chief Fred Nichols told selectmen Monday night he plans to apply for federal matching funds to buy a new pumper. He also said some portable air packs need to be upgraded or replaced. “Next year, we’ll have to get a couple new bottles and upgrade a couple to be compliant with the […]
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Kingfield selectmen resolve long-standing complaint
KINGFIELD — Selectmen have resolved a longstanding complaint against the owner of a dilapidated and uninhabitable trailer on the West Kingfield Road. In November 2011, 82 West Kingfield Road property owners Brian and Susan Goss showed selectmen pictures of the trailer across the street and explained that the property was dangerous and unsecured. Owner Lori Murray Reed […]
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Kingfield selectmen face tough financial decisions
KINGFIELD — Selectmen face some tough financial decisions that involve taxpayer money in an uncertain economy. Public Works Director Brian Collins told selectmen Monday that Les Jordan has offered to sell up to a three-quarter-acre parcel that abuts the town garage. Administrative Assistant Leanna Targett said the land would have to be surveyed to determine […]