Home, outbuildings destroyed in hot, fast-moving fire in Pittston

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.

Whitefield teen named Augusta tech center student of year

Chelsea-area school district budget proposal, driven by inflation, is ‘one of the biggest increases we have had,’ superintendent says

Like other school districts in the area, Regional School Unit 12's school budget fell victim to inflation.

Augusta parish to celebrate Earth Day with community cleanup

Whitefield school registering pre-K, kindergarteners

Whitefield residents approve town spending but reject solar moratorium, sign purchase

Whitefield held its annual Town Meeting on Saturday, with residents approving all municipal budget proposals.

Man charged in Whitefield standoff to make first court appearance

Edward M. Poch is currently being held without bail in Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset following his arrest early Saturday after a standoff on Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield.

Whitefield to vote on $3.7 million budget at annual Town Meeting on Saturday

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Whitefield Elementary School and there will be a secret ballot election Friday evening for town positions at the Central Fire Station.

Whitefield society to hold annual meeting

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.