Each of the races was uncontested as Waterville, Fairfield, Winslow and Vassalboro residents returned their representatives to the board of 10.
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In Vassalboro’s sole race this year, incumbent water district trustee runs unopposed
Frank Richards is running for the 10-member board’s only Vassalboro seat.
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Recycling exchange store set to open at Clinton Transfer Station
According to Town Manager Earla Haggerty, the exchange shop was created as a way to not only cut down on the cost of waste but to encourage what she is calling “community recycling.”
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Benton Falls Harvest Fest benefits church restoration
The community is rallying to raise funds to help fix the 190-year-old church, whose 798-pound Revere bell came to Benton Falls by boat from Boston in the 1800s.
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Rabies clinic set for Oct. 26 in Benton
Proceeds to benefit Thanksgiving dinners for Benton residents.
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Fairfield area school district welcomes new interim assistant superintendent
Patricia Watts, a graduate of the University of Maine Orono, has held the positions of a teacher, principal, elementary supervisor, assistant superintendent and curriculum coordinator for Augusta, Lincolnville, RSU 12, SAD 49, Topsfield and Wiscassett.
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Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund awards 25 Maine organizations
Local grantees based in Benton, Madison, Monmouth, Alna and Waldoboro.
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Fairfield-area school district votes to join regional service center
SAD 49 is the sixth district in the greater Waterville-Skowhegan area to join the Kennebec Alliance Regional Service Center following Waterville, Winslow and Vassalboro.
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Benton skier Inducted into Maine Ski Hall of Fame
KINGFIELD — Lindsay Ball, of Benton, is one of eight Maine skiers to be inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019. The new members will be inducted at the 17th annual Maine Ski Hall of Fame banquet at Sugarloaf on Oct. 19. This year’s class includes a ski historian, gold medal […]
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Fairfield area school district passes budget after two failed referendums
After two previous budgets were thwarted at referendums in June and July, a $27.12 million budget was approved by voters on Thursday.