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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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Lawrence Junior High School names honor students
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence Junior High School recently named the following students to its first quarter honor roll for the 2023-34 academic year. Grade 8 High honors: London Bernard, Jakob Bernardini, Katharine Brown, Jocelyn Clark, McKayla Cole, Jackson Dangler, Hannah Doucette, Kristopher Finnemore, Rosabella Garza, Carter Grenier, Tyler Hersey, Sadie Higgins and Benjamin Holden. Also, Cooper King, Noah Ladd, Brooklyn Linton, Graham Lynch, Wyatt Pelletier, Miles Provost, Ryder Provost, Brayden-Michael Roman, Lily Rosebush, Mariah Salsbury, Caimbree Stevens, Keon […]
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Benton residents affected by buzz from CMP substation protest apparent loss of tax abatement
Nine homeowners who said they for years have put up with the noise from the Central Maine Power Co. substation near Albion Road recently told the Board of Select Persons the abatements they had received were discontinued.
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Benton talk to cover Maine Entomological Society, wonders of bugs
BENTON — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust plans to host a talk on the insect and terrestrial arthropod fauna of Maine. The event is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Benton Grange, 29 River Road. Geologist and retired Colby College professor Bob Nelson will introduce the Maine Entomological Society and its work. […]
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Fairfield Town Council names Fire Department veteran as chief
Lt. Travis Leary, 40, who has been with the department for 26 years, is the new chief of fire operations for Fairfield and Benton.
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Albion man indicted on child sex assault charges
Sean M. Eori, 43, was indicted on 11 charges by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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State fire investigators look for cause of blaze at vacant house in Benton
Firefighters from several communities battled the fire Thursday afternoon at 864 Unity Road.