Controversial Fairfield area superintendent resigns after just 10 months

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Published
July 2, 2019

Controversial Fairfield area superintendent resigns after just 10 months

Reza Namin, who made waves in School Administrative District 49 after serving as Westbrook's superintendent, told the school staff Tuesday that he has accepted a position with another organization.
Published
May 18, 2019

Benton’s alewife festival celebrates resurgence of fish

This summer marks 20 years since the removal of Edwards Dam, a key step toward opening up the Sebasticook River for alewives to spawn.
Published
May 17, 2019

Fairfield area school board authorizes independent review of administration

The board of School Administrative District 49 authorized the review after calls for the superintendent's resignation amid the rollout of a restructuring plan.
Published
May 9, 2019

Settlements total $417,000 for former Fairfield area school administrators cut under controversial plan

Superintendent Reza Namin said the money for the buy-outs will come from insurance and funds left over in the current budget.
Published
April 26, 2019

Fairfield area school superintendent apologizes after board leadership upended

SAD 49 Superintendent Reza Namin said he failed to engage enough with students and pledged to establish new lines of communication with them following controversy over his restructuring plan.
Published
April 23, 2019

Lawrence High students to protest principal’s exit through silent walkout

At the beginning of the school day Wednesday, students who are frustrated with a lack of transparency about the superintendent's administrative restructuring will stage a peaceful protest.
Published
April 4, 2019

Clinton man dies in single-car crash in Benton

Christian Yahnel, 20, of Clinton, was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday on Bangor Road in Benton after the vehicle he was driving struck a tree, according to a Kennebec County sheriff's lieutenant.
Published
November 13, 2018

Fire destroys Benton mobile home

The fire appears to have originated from an ash tray that was knocked over, and the blaze is being considered accidental, the local fire chief said.
Published
October 18, 2018

State fire officials seek help in identifying Benton arson suspect

Surveillance camera shows images of the suspect Monday at the scene of a self-storage building fire on Neck Road.
Published
June 24, 2018

In Maine, industrial hemp is the crop to watch

How a legal shift in the state took a farm crop from zero to 60 in two years.