When fire departments in Waterville and Winslow began billing Benton for mutual aid, it responded by formalizing a longstanding partnership with Fairfield.
After a referendum showed a majority of voters want restrictions or a ban on fireworks, Winslow councilors are delaying any action on adopting local rules tougher than state law.
Historically held in Winslow, the Fourth events got a new and larger home at the Clinton fairgrounds, while a resident organized a parade in Waterville to fill the void there.
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