Town officials are worried that a proposed change would leave residents short of services in an emergency.
Benton
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Benton woman indicted on attempted murder charge in shooting
Hailie A. Hotham, 21, allegedly shot a 19-year-old man she was dating after an argument.
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Fairfield moves to settle fire department funding discrepancy with Benton
Benton would owe Fairfield $164,565 in underpaid fire department funds, according to the proposal discussed Wednesday.
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Body found inside Benton home identified
Paul Verville, 62, and a dog were found deceased in a home that burned early Wednesday at 70 Pleasant Drive.
Posted inLocal & State, News
1 dead in Benton fire
The fire was reported early Wednesday at 70 Pleasant Drive where a dog also died in the home.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Story about Vassalboro water problem leaves questions | Letter
In reading all of the news articles about Vassalboro’s sewer issues, I failed to find a few details. Specifically, when did the town vote for it, or who approved it. Also, did a few people or the town vote? Nowhere in the article did I see how they base the sewer costs. Other towns use […]
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Brookfield withdraws application for lower Kennebec dams
The energy giant hoped to renew or amend the licenses of four Kennebec River dams, but plans to sell them to The Nature Conservancy in the next year and extensive ecological conditions in a draft permit approval led Brookfield to withdraw.
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Missing man’s family awaits identity of human remains found in Clinton
William Parent, 67, had been reported missing in June.
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Lawrence girls basketball’s Maddie Provost commits to Holy Cross
The senior from Albion has been one of the state’s best players since her freshman year with the Bulldogs.
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Here’s the latest on the Kennebec River dams sale announced last week
Impacts on the Somerset Mill, the Skowhegan River Park, flooding and licensing are becoming clearer a week after The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase from Brookfield Renewable Energy.