The cause of the fire that destroyed a home and outbuildings at 11 East Pittston Road on Monday was an unpermitted outdoor burn that got out of control, officials said.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Eight-hour standoff in Whitefield ends in arrest early Saturday
Edward M. Poch, 64, is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset after he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and a gun at a Whitefield house, leading to a standoff with Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and the Maine State Police.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pick-your-own hemp season opens in Whitefield
Sheepscot General Farm, one of only a few dozen licensed hemp growers in Maine, offers four strains of hemp plants to people who want to make their own CBD products.
Posted inDo This, Local & State
Maine Apple Sunday arrives as orchards report a bountiful harvest
The 21st annual event will be held this weekend with more than 15 orchards across the state participating.
Posted inLocal & State
With Amish buggy crashes on the rise in central Maine, experts advise to pay attention to roads
There have been at least four Amish buggy crashes this summer alone, and members of the community and experts advise safe driving to ensure more crashes do not happen.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Video: Whitefield Elementary School wins Maine DOE cooking competition
Regional School Unit 12 students beat South Portland in the final competition of the Maine Department of Education’s 2021 Farm to School Cook-off.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Man arrested in Whitefield family’s farmstand destruction
Wayne Mullens, owner of the front-end loader police believe was used to rip apart Swallowtail Farm and Creamery’s farmstand in Coopers Mills, was arrested Thursday night in Gardiner.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Whitefield family’s farmstand destroyed by tractor driver
Police are investigating as the community rallies to offer Swallowtail Farm and Creamery support and help in rebuilding.
Posted inLocal & State
Central Maine towns begin planning in-person Town Meetings while awaiting guidance from the state
Towns are grappling with the possibility of more than 50 people attending meetings, which violates gathering restrictions currently in place by an order of the governor’s office.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Slow bureaucracy stifles new ideas
We can wait years for the Washington bureaucracy to issue rules to implement laws passed by the people’s representatives.