Benton will hold a special town meeting June 8 to vote by secret ballot on several articles focused on ensuring that definitions and procedures are consistent.
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Benton’s Alewife Festival canceled again, but great fish migration swims on
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of festival for second consecutive year, the yearly alewife migration continues in big numbers in the Sebasticook River.
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Fairfield-area school district proposes slight decrease in budget
The MSAD 49 district budget for the 2021-22 year features a 0.76% decrease to the operating budget, which will be up for a vote by residents June 8.
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Benton’s Hoyt named a 2021 student of year
Adrian Hoyt of Benton, a student at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, has been named one of seven 2021 Students of the Year by the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees. Hoyt is enrolled in KVCC’s liberal studies program. He was unsure about his ability to succeed in college, but with the support […]
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State’s probe of ‘forever chemicals’ in Fairfield water wells expands to neighboring areas
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has included areas in Benton and Unity Township as it continues to test residential wells for PFAS contamination.
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Benton man sentenced to 27 months in prison in drug case
Prosecutor: Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana Jan. 29 to a confidential informant at Green Thumb Organics, the medical marijuana store Hall owned in Waterville. Hall no longer owns the store, according to sources.
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Body recovered at Benton Falls Dam; foul play not cited
Police were called Monday night to the dam on the Sebasticook River.
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As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?
Towns that utilized a secret ballot for recent town meetings saw a larger turnout than those that stuck with tradition.
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Fairfield candidates for June 8 school board election set
The nominations for two Fairfield seats on the Maine School Administrative District 49 board of directors closed Friday, with three candidates set to appear on the ballot: Danielle Boutin, Marlisa Golder and Joel Bouchard.
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Benton voters say no to money for nonprofits
In Unity, decisions on big-ticket ordinances have been scheduled for later this spring or summer, in the hope more residents will turn out after having been vaccinated against COVID-19,