Benton voters face land-use questions at upcoming town meeting

Benton will hold a special town meeting June 8 to vote by secret ballot on several articles focused on ensuring that definitions and procedures are consistent.

Benton’s Alewife Festival canceled again, but great fish migration swims on

While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of festival for second consecutive year, the yearly alewife migration continues in big numbers in the Sebasticook River.

Fairfield-area school district proposes slight decrease in budget

The MSAD 49 district budget for the 2021-22 year features a 0.76% decrease to the operating budget, which will be up for a vote by residents June 8.

Benton’s Hoyt named a 2021 student of year

State’s probe of ‘forever chemicals’ in Fairfield water wells expands to neighboring areas

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has included areas in Benton and Unity Township as it continues to test residential wells for PFAS contamination.

Benton man sentenced to 27 months in prison in drug case

Prosecutor: Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana Jan. 29 to a confidential informant at Green Thumb Organics, the medical marijuana store Hall owned in Waterville. Hall no longer owns the store, according to sources.

Body recovered at Benton Falls Dam; foul play not cited

Police were called Monday night to the dam on the Sebasticook River.

As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?

Towns that utilized a secret ballot for recent town meetings saw a larger turnout than those that stuck with tradition.

Fairfield candidates for June 8 school board election set

The nominations for two Fairfield seats on the Maine School Administrative District 49 board of directors closed Friday, with three candidates set to appear on the ballot: Danielle Boutin, Marlisa Golder and Joel Bouchard.

Benton voters say no to money for nonprofits

In Unity, decisions on big-ticket ordinances have been scheduled for later this spring or summer, in the hope more residents will turn out after having been vaccinated against COVID-19,