Brian D. Cloutier, 61, of North Anson, was indicted on charges related to the alleged assault in March and subsequently attempting to tamper with the alleged victim, according to court records.
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Benton festival celebrates return of ‘fish that feed all’
Alewives caught on livestream make video appearance at Benton Town Office, as they make their way up the Sebasticook River.
Chelsea man indicted for alleged machete attack
The 22-year-old victim was allegedly chopped at multiple times by another man with an 18-inch rusty machete.
Local Scouters receive Silver Beaver award
Two local Scouters, Kelly Pillsbury of Benton and Joseph Poulin of Oakland, from the Kennebec Valley District of Pine Tree Council, in January received The Silver Beaver, the highest award a local council can bestow upon a volunteer Scout leader. Kennebec Valley District delivers Scouting in Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Somerset, and Franklin counties, according to […]
Maine rivers presentation set in Benton March 20
BENTON — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust continues its 2024 Speaker Series with a talk by Landis Hudson, executive director of Maine Rivers. The talk is set for 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the Benton Grange on River Road. Hudson will discuss improvements in the health of Maine’s rivers over the 50 years since […]
Litchfield man indicted on charges he kidnapped, assaulted woman in Chelsea
Joshua L. Tilley, 40, allegedly approached the woman while she was sleeping in a trailer, called her names and threatened to kill her if she made noise, according to an affidavit.
Benton native named 2023 Senior Sailor of year
Petty Officer 1st Class Maegan Morris Findley, a native of Benton, was named 2023 Senior Sailor of the Year for Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth, during a ceremony Nov. 3 at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, in Virginia. Findley, a graduate of Lawrence High School in Fairfield, also earned a degree in medical laboratory […]
Unity-based land trust to host Ruffed Grouse talk in Benton Dec. 13
The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust plans to host a presentation by Todd Waldron, regional forester with the Ruffed Grouse Society, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Benton Grange, 29 River Road in Benton, this is the trust’s final event of the 2023 Speaker Series. Waldron will present on the ecology and habitat needs […]
Benton board agrees to reinstate tax abatement for resident contending with CMP substation noise
The Board of Select Persons this week approved the abatement for Melissa Patterson, who happens to be a member of the board, and there are eight others who are expected to ask the board to also have their abatements reapproved.
Fairfield police seek identity of driver who fled into Benton woods after chase
The chase started in Norridgewock late Sunday and ended on Albion Road in Benton where the driver bailed out of the car and ran, leaving a dog in the reportedly stolen vehicle.