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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Buyouts total $417,000 for 3 SAD 49 administrators
Superintendent Reza Namin says the money will come from insurance and funds left over in the current budget.
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PublishedApril 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.
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PublishedApril 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.
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PublishedApril 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.
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PublishedNovember 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2018
Benton man admits stealing marijuana, pot pipes, from cars in parking lot
Jacob Kerby, 24, who was on probation at the time in connection with a robbery, was sentenced to three years in prison on the theft charges.
