FAIRFIELD — Lawrence High School has announced its third quarter honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. Grade 12 High honors: Brooklyn Allen, Alaska Bagley, Alexis Barnes, Alonna Battis, Amanda-Jo Blais, Hope Bouchard, Adam Boutin, Lucas Campbell, Madison Chamberlain, Erica Cochran and Elizabeth Crommett. Also, Abby Douglass, Joscelyn Gagnon, Felipe Gemelli, Cylie Henderson, Alicen Higgins, […]
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Photos: Widespread flooding across central Maine
Here’s some of flooding that’s ongoing across the region due to Sunday’s storm. According to the National Weather Service, Hallowell was one of the hardest hit towns.
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Widespread flooding strikes central Maine following heavy rainfall
Some of the most severe flooding Tuesday occurred in Hallowell as the Kennebec River pushed over its banks and affected several businesses.
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State expands fish consumption warning for Maine waters due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention warned people last year to limit consumption of fish from several freshwater locations around the state, and announced Thursday that it has expanded the advisory to include new locations.
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State reduces scope of ‘do not eat’ advisory in Fairfield area for wildlife due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife warned people in 2021 not to eat deer and other game found in a 125-square-mile area of central Maine, but the agency announced Monday it has reduced that area to 25 square miles, while also advising people not consume turkey harvested there.
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Motorist knocks out power in Fairfield, forces closure of road after driving into utility pole, police say
Ricky Hamlin, 21, of Clinton, was charged with operating under the influence Friday after his pickup truck struck the pole on Main Street, according to Fairfield police Officer Casey Dugas.
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Lawrence Junior High names honor students
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence Junior High School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. High Honors Grade 7: Kailynn Brasher, Katharine Brown, Jocelyn Clark, Hannah Doucette, Isabelle Drake, Kristopher Finnemore, Rosabella Garza, Natalie Grard, Carter Grenier, Victoria Hahn, Tyler Hersey, Sadie Higgins, Benjamin Holden and Nadia Hutchison. Also, Cooper King, Graham Lynch, Nolan Owens, Wyatt Pelletier, Lillian Poulin, Miles Provost, Ryder Provost, Ezra Richardson, Mariah Salsbury, Keon Tae […]
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Foundation’s children’s health grant honors program champion
FAIRFIELD — This 16th year of the Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation’s Children’s Health Small Grants program holds particular significance, since the program was recently renamed in honor of program champion Pat Klingenstein. Klingenstein, who died in February at age 93, was born and raised in southern Maine and once said, “We want to help […]
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Report: Broader PFAS testing needed to avoid underreporting contamination
A study organized by the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council determined that the testing protocol used by federal researchers misses an array of “forever chemicals” that are contaminating drinking water.
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Fairfield Town Council backs $7.1 million budget
The spending plan next moves to the Town Meeting in May, at which residents will have their say.