New Sharon News

Selectmen Maynard Webster and Russ Gardner were still organizing at the new town office building 90 minutes before it opened Monday.

Joseph and Diane Logan of Landing, N.J., are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Casey Logan of Portland, to Rodley Sinclair of South Portland, son of Milton and Charlotte Sinclair of New Sharon.

Hearings have been set on a proposed school consolidation that would unite 16 communities into one school system if voters approve the measure on Nov.

A revised plan that would consolidate 16 communities into one school system has been approved by the state commissioner of education and will go to voters on Tuesday, Nov.

A South Portland woman was treated and released from a Farmington hospital Thursday after her car collided with a loaded tractor-trailer at Routes 2 and 27 across from Douin's Market.

Jared Poirier dumped a shovel full of sawdust into a wheelbarrow Wednesday and went back to the pile for another scoop.

Jaime Corbett held her cow Carmen's ear and ran a pair of clippers over it to trim the hair.

Voters will be asked Saturday to accept the old New Sharon School and about 4.4 acres of land it sits on from SAD 9 and move the town office into it.

Franklin County commissioners plan to hold the jail's health contractor to its agreement, which requires a 60-day written notice before termination.

A series geared toward empowering people to talk to their families and loved ones about end-of-life issues will begin Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Congregational Church in New Sharon.

A tarantula! A dolphin! A bald eagle! A fish! A frog! All were ideas children named as they sat down in front of 25 pounds of clay.

After spending seven months in the country during the famed Berlin Airlift, John Zazzera said he will always have a connection with Germany.

Though it's too early to tell how the high cost of fuel will affect families attending this week's Bangor State Fair, ride operators, vendors and agricultural exhibitors already are feeling the pinch.

Three Maine veterans have been recognized for their roles in bringing supplies to Berliners 60 years ago in one of the largest humanitarian efforts of all time.

Three Maine veterans have been recognized for their roles in bringing supplies to Berliners 60 years ago in one of the largest humanitarian efforts of all time.

A community-wide challenge to collect a ton of food for the Clearwater Food Pantry by Saturday has taken off, said organizer Pastor Karen Garcia of the New Sharon United Methodist Church.

A judge set bail Friday at $250 cash each for two people accused of possessing heroin in New Sharon.

Teaching Principal Arline Amos held it together Monday when she bade good-bye to her students, their parents, staff and community members on the last day of school.

The next time Kirk Kimel spots a fawn on the road or in the woods, he won't pick it up like he did Thursday.

A New Sharon man faces felony charges after 48 marijuana plants and a small amount of heroin were discovered Friday at an Industry Road residence.