Readfield society to hold annual meeting, share stories

Readfield-area school budget will increase by 5%, but taxpayers could spend up to 7% more than last year

The school district worked over three months to cut the budget down from a proposed 10% increase to lessen the impact on taxpayers.

Photos: Readfield Union Meeting House clock faces arrive

Three new clock faces made by Tise Woodwork and Design of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for the Readfield Union Meeting House arrive at a Readfield storage facility. All photos taken by Kennebec Journal photographer Joe Phelan.

Central Maine school districts turning to emerging bus scanning technology to address safety, driver shortages

The technology was originally installed during the pandemic to help with contact-tracing, but officials are now looking at the devices as a way of improving efficiency and safety for students.

Readfield-area high school to go remote due to staff shortages from uptick in COVID-19 cases

School officials can't figure out what caused the spike, and so far only Maranacook Community High School has been impacted.

Maranacook Community High lists honor roll students

Fire damages century-old duplex home in Readfield

Firefighters from across the region spent about 10 hours knocking down the fire and putting out hot spots after the blaze was reported on Tallwood Drive.

Readfield man pleads guilty to breaking into home, punching owner

Logan Gardner, 27, will serve 60 days of a three-year sentence and following his release serve two years of probation.

Readfield student makes Pennsylvania university dean’s list

Readfield-area students gain cool experience with Maine history through ice harvesting

Maranacook Community Middle School teacher Dan Holman has tried for years to make ice harvesting happen for his students and has never seen a public school have an opportunity like the students did on Wednesday.