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Published
September 15, 2022

Federal agency to assess public health danger in Fairfield from ‘forever chemical’ contamination

The assessment by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry appears to be the first time a federal office is directly involved in the PFAS contamination in Maine.
Published
September 13, 2022

Benton woman takes on grave mystery and returns headstone to rightful place

Cindy Gagnon began some detective work this summer to find out where a damaged headstone kept in storage in a Fairfield museum really belonged, and ultimately made her way a few towns over to China.
Published
August 26, 2022

Two teens charged with aggravated assault after 14-year-old beaten at Fairfield park

Police said the assault Friday at Mill Island Park was watched by about a half-dozen other juveniles, some of whom recorded video of the attack.
Published
August 18, 2022

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.
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.
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.

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