The Benton Alewife Festival is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Benton Town Office in Riverside Park, 1279 Clinton Ave. The festival is a celebration of Benton’s annual alewife harvest and successful fish ladder program, with a record 5.7 million in 2018, according to a news release from June […]
benton maine
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Winslow Cubs help out on Earth Day
Cubs Scouts in Winslow Pack 445 spent Earth Day, April 22, picking up trash around town. Sabrina Marie Garfield, leader for the Wolf Den, organized the project as a way of teaching the Cubs that they have a responsibility to make their community a little better than they found it. The Wolf Den, made up […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield-area school board approves budget proposal with 4.8% increase, position cuts
The area school board approved a $29.6 million budget proposal for the coming year, a 4.8% increase from last year even as the district anticipates cutting 11 positions, most of which are currently vacant.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Winslow parish receives over 1,250 Clotheslines of Comfort items
Parishioners donated more than 1,250 winter hats, scarves, mitten pairs and other clothing items during Corpus Christi Parish’s Clotheslines of Comfort initiative. They brought items to Notre Dame du Perpetual Secours Church in Waterville and St. John the Baptist Church and hall in Winslow, then hung them on clotheslines that had been set up by […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Clinton man sentenced to at least 9 months in jail for reckless driving that killed girlfriend
Stephen B. Richardson III pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault in connection with a crash on Oct. 31, 2021, that killed Julie Clark, 19, of Troy.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Somerset County cuts 911 answering service for Kennebec County, citing staffing challenges
Kennebec County officials are now considering what steps they can take to fill the gap in emergency communications after Somerset County commissioners voted to not renew contracts with 16 communities across northern and western Kennebec County.
Posted inCommunity
Local students make Southern New Hampshire University president’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University has named several local students to the 2022 fall president’s list. They include Adrian Bates of Livermore Falls; Cassi Parker of Wayne; Kate Murphy and Kristina Waterhouse, both of Augusta; Cassaundra Bowie and Ariel Hall, both of Litchfield; Lacey York of China; Josiah Kearns of Winthrop; Lilly Reardon of Benton; and Talon Mosher and Ryan Wahl, both of […]
Posted inCommunity
Benton student graduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
TROY, N.Y. — Drake Zimba of Benton graduated May 20 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Check out upcoming area events!
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Foundation’s Kennebec County Grantmaking Committee adds 4 advisors
Four new advisors have joined the Maine Community Foundation’s Kennebec County Grantmaking Committee. They are Nate Cotnoir of Sidney, Elizabeth Jabar of Waterville, Angela Parker of Benton and Darcy Whittemore of Readfield. MaineCF’s county committees are made up of community members who live or work in the county and serve as local ambassadors for the […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Cincinnati-based manufacturer acquires Benton company, plans facility at FirstPark in Oakland
The agreement between Meyer Tool Inc. and B&B Precise Products Inc. is expected to allow B&B to raise capital for a $3 million, 15,000-square-foot expansion of its facility on Route 100 in Benton.