Residents are scheduled to vote on warrant articles, as well as candidates for selectman and road commissioner.
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Police: Benton man arrested after 21-mile high-speed chase through Waterville area
Harold Emery, 29, was taken into custody at 12:28 a.m. Tuesday after hitting a spike mat and fleeing on foot.
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Benton devises creative way to conduct annual Town Meeting with virtual forum, voting later
Benton voters may take part in virtual or conference call discussions on the Town Meeting warrant articles Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week and may vote by secret ballot on all articles March 27 at the town office or do so by absentee ballot.
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Fairfield-area school district reports new case of COVID-19
A person associated with Benton Elementary School has tested positive, but no close contacts have been identified in the case.
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Additional case of COVID-19 reported at Lawrence High School in Fairfield
In a letter on the district’s website posted Friday, the superintendent said that an individual at Lawrence High School has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Languet named to Southern New Hampshire University president’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Kyle Languet of Benton has been named to the 2020 fall semester president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University. Eligibility for the president’s list requires that a student accumulate an academic grade-point average of 3.7-4.0 and earn 12 credits for the semester.
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Fairfield-area high school declares COVID-19 outbreak, Skowhegan Middle reports positive case
Lawrence High School in Fairfield has reported five cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the school year while Skowhegan Area Middle School reported a staff member had come down with the disease.
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Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.
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Photo: Santa Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve … Santa, aka Shawn Williams of Benton, is everywhere, including in Waterville.
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Skowhegan-based, Fairfield-based school districts report COVID-19 cases
The superintendents sent letters saying that the districts were made aware of the cases before Christmas Day and expect students to return to school Jan. 4.