LEWISTON — Four local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list ending in December at Bates College. They are Evan Wells of Gardiner, Emma Christman of Litchfield, Alice Cockerham of Kingfield, and Sam Sheaffer of Hallowell. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher.
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MSAD 58 to reconfigure school district, create middle school
In the 2022-23 school year, grades pre-kindergarten through four will be split between Kingfield and Phillips elementary schools. Grades five through eight will move to a single middle school at the current location of Strong Elementary School.
Kingfield community celebrates Winter Solstice
Locals gathered at the Maine Beershed on Dec. 21 to celebrate the Winter Solstice and the brighter days ahead.
Water tanker slides off Route 27 in Kingfield
Driver Robert Smart of Oxford was not hurt, but the tanker was wrecked.
Firefighters from 5 towns extinguish fire in sawdust bin at Kingfield sawmill
About 25 firefighters responded to assist at Kingfield Wood Products at 37 Depot St.
Central Maine hard cider producers rise to meet demand as industry gains following
Several cider makers have popped up around central Maine in recent years, offering a drink that differs from the sweet ciders large manufacturers provide.
Five people hurt when trucks collide in Kingfield
One pickup truck hit a house, the other a fence.
Franklin County projects get help from High Peaks Alliance
Trail improvements in Farmington and Strong are underway while a committee has been formed to help manage Kingfield’s Shiloh Pond.
Missing Kingfield teen found in Strong
Dustin Merrill, 16, had been missing since he ran away from home during overnight hours of Aug. 19.
Maine’s new poet laureate is a small-town librarian who’s written 2 books of poems
Julia Bouwsma is a farmer and director of the Webster Library in Kingfield, and teaches at the University of Maine at Farmington.