If the Three Corners Solar Project in Unity Township, Benton and Clinton is approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, construction could begin in 2021.
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Kelly Pillsbury new district chairwoman of Kennebec Valley District, BSA
Benton Scouting volunteer tapped to lead local Scouting district.
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Fairfield area school district livestreams budget hearing due to pandemic
District residents were invited to call in to comment on the proposed 2020-21 budget — with its 2.68% increase — but no one called.
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Nicole Breton graduates from Saint Francis University
LORETTO, Pa. — Nicole Breton of Benton graduated with a Master of Health Science from Saint Francis University during the May 10 commencement, according to a news release from the university. Breton was among more than 600 students who received degrees. Saint Francis University is the oldest Catholic-Franciscan college in the U.S. Its mission is […]
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Lawrence High School honor roll
Students from Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield attend LHS.
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Lawrence High School lists top 10 scholars for class of 2020
Lydia Townsend named valedictorian, Haley Hersey salutatorian.
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Millions of alewives running the Sebasticook River, scaling Benton Falls Dam ladder
While the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the Benton Alewife Festival this year, alewives continue to return to the upper reaches of the Sebasticook River in droves while the reopening of China Lake to the fish progresses.
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Kennebec Water District to replace mains in downtown Waterville
The project, which is set to begin on April 20, will replace the existing water mains in the downtown area that were installed in 1905 or earlier.
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Police distribute laptops to Fairfield area elementary school students
Officers from Clinton, Fairfield, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and MSAD 49’s resource officer, Jeremy Day, distributed around 400 laptops to elementary school students April 2 and 3 to use during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus fears extinguish open burns in parts of central Maine
As more people seek permits to burn off brush in an annual rite of spring, state and local fire officials are urging people to wait — if they can — over coronavirus concerns.