Whitefield News

A "Maine Diploma" that can be awarded in special circumstances has been presented for the first time.

Whitefield selectmen are inviting volunteers to form a "sandbag brigade" at Coopers Mills dam once water levels are low enough to permit repairs.

It's a long list but Charlie Baeder of the Sheepscot River Watershed Council hopes to visit many of the 225 sites on a list of possible fish passage impediments in the Sheepscot watershed.

The Town of Whitefield will not be allowed to idle while the infamous Coopers Mill dam continues to leak.

Whitefield selectmen this week appealed a Bureau of Labor Standards proposed penalty for alleged workplace violations totaling $5600. The board's action was in response to a May 29 letter from the state Dept.

Collaboration of groups involved in two historic Whitefield structures was the topic Tuesday night in Kings Mills.

About 30 firefighters from seven agencies turned out Friday afternoon to fight a trailer fire off Route 17 on Steinmeyer Road.

' Children have a natural desire to help others, as evidenced by the students at Stepping Stones Montessori School in Chelsea who recently presented a check for $1309.80 to Jonathan Leach, executive director of ...

Action taken by the Lincoln County Commissioners Tuesday morning was good news for the taxpayers.

A Sidney man was killed in a single vehicle crash on Cooper Rd. in Whitefield Friday night.

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Police are investigating two deadly car crashes on Friday. The first one happened around 3 p.m. near the town line between Peru and Rumford.

Planners for the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit nailed down contract recommendations, but became mired in cost sharing discussions Thursday.

“You don't want to have anybody lose their job.”

A Wiscasset school board member is challenging the cost-sharing agreement as it stands now for a regional consolidation plan and urges voters to 'pull the plug' on the proposal. via Lincoln County News

“Some towns felt strongly they wanted their own school committees, and some towns felt it wouldn't be helpful”

Governance guidelines for the proposed Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit were approved last Thursday, according to Wiscasset Supt. via Lincoln County News

“The debt (would belong) to the school”

If Whitefield were to keep the school budget passed in March, it would have to cough up $340,000 more than planned. via Lincoln County News

“It's the second most asked question”

Energy efficient homes may soon be essential for everyone in Maine. With prices for oil, gas and even firewood going higher and higher, homeowners are being forced to take energy very seriously. via WLBZ

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“If more people served (in society) it would be a better community”

Sheridan Bond at the fire station Sheridan Bond is carrying on a family tradition. via Lincoln County News

A 42-year-old man died yesterday morning when his car crossed the centerline and struck a truck hauling a crane on Route 32 in Windsor. via WVII