Kennebec County officials are now considering what steps they can take to fill the gap in emergency communications after Somerset County commissioners voted to not renew contracts with 16 communities across northern and western Kennebec County.
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Large solar project to break ground in central Maine
The $200 million project, in the Kennebec County towns of Benton and Clinton, is expected to be completed in about a year.
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Mainers with Florida connections monitor Hurricane Ian, stay in touch with family
As the powerful storm makes landfall in Florida, those who live there are holed up at their homes, awaiting the onslaught of wind and water.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
As new school year approaches, Fairfield-area district to hold job fair for several open positions
Maine School Administrative District 49, which includes Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield, is planning a job fair Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lawrence High School Annex.
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They’ve gone and dung it: Clinton ‘digester’ to produce natural gas from manure
Construction is underway at Flood Brothers Farm for a first-in-Maine digester costing at least $20 million that is to produce natural gas from cow manure trucked in from in-state farms.
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Clinton toddler dies after falling into water-filled storage bin, police say
The bin was outside the home on Elwood Drive and had filled with rainwater when the boy came upon it Tuesday and somehow toppled in, according to Clinton police Chief Stanley ‘Rusty’ Bell.
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School officials told harassment of minority students at Lawrence High School a recurring problem
A parent of a student at the school and a teacher there told MSAD 49 directors Thursday that there’s a hostile environment at the school where students regularly use racial slurs and LGBTQ+ teens are bullied and harassed.
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Albion votes to explore leaving Fairfield-area school district
At a special Town Meeting election Friday, residents voted 184-23 to support leaving Maine School Administrative District 49.
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Police: Body found in Sebasticook River is man last seen in March
Justin Howard, 36, was last seen March 28 when he ran into the river in Clinton.
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In search for man missing in Sebasticook River, divers had to contend with array of challenges
Rescuers on Friday concluded the search for 36-year-old Justin Howard after divers spent days battling high water, rapid currents, underwater debris and frigid temperatures.