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Published
July 23, 2022

State appears to be moving forward with proposal for youth detention centers in several Maine locations

The Good Will-Hinckley campus in Fairfield is one of 15 sites under consideration for "therapeutic residences" should lawmakers choose to close or downsize the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, according to a state Department of Corrections report.
Published
July 19, 2022

Good Will-Hinckley names new president and executive director

Gary Dugal, the organization's vice president of operations, has been promoted to become the nonprofit's top administrator.
Published
July 19, 2022

Three hurt, one critically, in wrong-way collision in Fairfield

A pickup truck was traveling south in the northbound lane of Norridgewock Road on Monday when it collided head-on with an SUV, police said.
Published
July 10, 2022

With school out for the summer, Maine teachers take on 2nd, 3rd jobs

Historically, about 20% of teachers across the country have taken on secondary jobs across the country during the school year. In the summer, that figure rose to about 33%, according to the latest national data.
Published
June 30, 2022

Police confiscate 126 pounds of processed marijuana at Fairfield store operating illegally

Officials say 185 marijuana plants seized Wednesday at YEZI Local Craft Marijuana Retail Store that continued to operate after state had revoked its license.

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Published
June 17, 2022

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.
Published
June 11, 2022

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.
Published
June 3, 2022

As vote nears on Fairfield water expansion project, state says it’s unable to fund filter systems ‘in perpetuity’

Fairfield is considering a $48 million expansion of the public water system as a way to help those with private wells that testing has found to be contaminated by PFAS.
Published
June 2, 2022

Kennebec River dam owner dismisses state fish passage plan as counterproductive

Brookfield Renewable and the state disagree on a suitable solution to let endangered Atlantic salmon and other river-run fish pass the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to reach spawning grounds in the Sandy River.
Published
April 15, 2022

Man arrested after attempting to rob Fairfield bank, police say

A South Dakota man, 47-year-old Mark J. Ryder, was taken into custody Friday following the attempted robbery of Skowhegan Savings Bank on Main Street in Fairfield, according to police.