Fairfield-area school district reports new case of COVID-19 A person associated with Benton Elementary School has tested positive, but no close contacts have been identified in the case. Share FAIRFIELD — Superintendent Roberta Hersom announced Tuesday a person associated with Benton Elementary School had tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter posted to the district’s website, Hersom wrote that there have been no close contacts identified in the case. “I am writing to inform you of a positive case of COVID-19 at Benton Elementary School with no other individuals at the school identified as close contacts,” Hersome wrote. “The MDOE and the Maine CDC were notified.”