Entries by Mary Grow

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Clinton and Benton School

by Mary Grow This subseries on education is organized by the dates the central Kennebec Valley towns were incorporated, and Clinton, in 1795, was next after Fairfield, in 1788. Therefore the history of education in Clinton, on the east side of the Kennebec River, opposite the northern part of Fairfield, follows the December 2024 articles […]

Vassalboro conservation committee focuses on town parks

by Mary Grow Vassalboro Conservation Commission members devoted most of their Dec. 18 meeting to updates on two town parks, Monument Park, at the outlet of China Lake in East Vassalboro, and Eagle Park, on Outlet Stream, a short distance north. At Monument Park, they are working with Jen Jespersen, of the Manchester-based consulting firm […]

Up and Down the Kennebec Valley: Fairfield high schools

by Mary Grow This article continues the history of schooling in Fairfield with information on the town’s high schools. It begins with conflicting information about where the first high school classes were held. One candidate is the former North Grammar School, at the intersection of Main Street and Western Avenue, near the Kennebec River, at […]

Vassalboro board gets update on student staff wellness team

by Mary Grow The Vassalboro School Board’s Dec. 10 meeting featured a virtual presentation by two of the three members of the student and staff wellness team at Vassalboro Community School (VCS). Counselors Gina Davis and Jamie Routhier explained what they and social worker Megan Simmons do, working with students and their families, other staff […]

Vassalboro select board undertakes several ongoing issues

by Mary Grow Vassalboro select board members discussed many ongoing issues at their Dec. 12 meeting, and settled five. — They appointed public works department employee Brian Lajoie as the new department director, succeeding Eugene Field, who has retired. — Vassalboro First Responders Assistant Chief Josi Haskell reported the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation gave […]