The $200 million project, in the Kennebec County towns of Benton and Clinton, is expected to be completed in about a year.
benton maine
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Banners in Fairfield, elsewhere showcase military veterans in region
A program — Hometown Heroes — has been operating in central Maine for a number of years, and a Fairfield-based group has expanded it to include banners that spotlight more military veterans.
advertisement
Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Residents of MSAD 49 approve plan for $45.6 million elementary school in Benton
People in the Fairfield-based school district approved the measure Tuesday by a nearly 400-vote margin, but they rejected a related question seeking $1.8 million in local money for a larger gym for the school.
Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Big changes afoot in Fairfield-area school district as residents consider plan for $47 million elementary school
The state would pick up nearly all of the tab for the project, which would lead to the closure of three schools as the district moves to consolidate grades.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Benton residents to vote in November on expanding size of town board
Benton residents on the general election ballot will consider four warrant articles, including one to expand the Board of Select Persons from three members to five.
Posted inLocal & State
Photos: A grave mystery becomes a tribute to 19th century woman
All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
As new school year approaches, Fairfield-area district to hold job fair for several open positions
Maine School Administrative District 49, which includes Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield, is planning a job fair Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lawrence High School Annex.
Posted inCommunity
Fairfield area schools bus route schedule
Maine School Administrative District 49 bus route for the 2022-23 academic year. Students from Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield attend SAD 49 schools. 2022-23 MSAD 49 Bus Routes Check out other upcoming area events!
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Crowd gathers for 50th East Benton fiddler’s festival at Littlefield Farm
Hundreds of festivalgoers set up chairs, tents and blankets on the field facing the stage, listening to bluegrass music and contests, while enjoying food trucks on the fiddle hill.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Benton music festival has withstood the test of time and plans for its 50th edition this weekend
As organizer Becky Littlefield explains it, the East Benton Fiddler’s Contest, Convention and Bluegrass Festival “is the biggest event of the year in East Benton, the only event of the year in East Benton.”