msad 49
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
Refugees to be provided transitional housing at Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield
About 35 refugees from Somalia, Syria and other countries are to be relocated from southern Maine to the Good Will-Hinckley campus.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Fairfield officials eye 2 possible remedies as complaints continue over juvenile behavior
Residents for months have complained about a group of juveniles who they say continuously harass people in town and display other objectionable behavior.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2022
Skowhegan parents push for action after complaints of racism lodged with school officials
The complaints are the latest to be made by minority families in central Maine and school district administrators say they're being taken seriously as part of an investigative process that can involve outside agencies.
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PublishedJune 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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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2020
Mourners celebrate life of sisters Ashlin and Emily Baker in Fairfield
Emily Baker, 14, and Ashlin Baker, 12, who were recently killed in a car crash, were honored Tuesday morning with songs, slideshows and prayers at a celebration of life at Lawrence High School in Fairfield.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Memorial services set for 3 youths who died in Clinton crash
In the dark of night Wednesday, battery-operated candles lit a memorial at the pine tree on Hinckley Road where the crash occurred, 6 miles from Route 23 and 2 miles from downtown Clinton.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Clinton police seek help from public in investigation of crash that killed 3 youths
"This is an unimaginable, crushing thing and we're working through these first steps today," Roberta Hersom, interim superintendent for Maine School Administrative District 49 said.