Monday night’s meeting moved fairly quickly, as voters also approved a change to the ordinance governing charges for sewer use.
Colin Ellis
Colin Ellis began writing for the Morning Sentinel in winter of 2016. He covers general news in Fairfield and other surrounding communities of Somerset County. Originally from Portland, he began writing for The Forecaster in southern Maine in the summer of 2014 before joining the Sentinel. He is a graduate of St. Michael’s College in Vermont, and returned to Maine in spring of 2013.
Fire destroys hay trailer in Clinton
A fire of unknown origins destroyed hay and a trailer at a farm near the Benton town line.
History on display for Winslow’s annual Fort Halifax Days event
The activities on Saturday afternoon included a number of historical re-enactments, such as cannon and musket firings, at Fort Halifax Park
Two sent to hospital after Waterville car crash on Main Street
The crash happened Saturday morning when one car rear-ended a stopped car near the McDonald’s.
Morning Sentinel June 24 police log
Waterville area police reports for June 24, 2017.
Boys from across Maine learn how to govern at Boys State in Waterville
Held at Thomas College, the annual Dirigo Boys State gives high school juniors a hands-on experience in ‘a program unlike any other.’
Electrical fire damages attic of unoccupied China home
The home on Lakeview Drive was listed for sale, and apparently a closing was scheduled for Friday.
Poliquin seeks regulatory exemptions for eastern Maine dam in danger of abandonment
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, said new licensing requirements imposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could be costly and cause the dam to be abandoned.
Fairfield man caught on camera allegedly stealing gun
Michael Cilley, 48, has been identified as the man recorded reaching over a counter at A&G Shooting Supply, grabbing a handgun and tucking it into his waistband
Robert Dale granted more time to clean Fairfield property
Town Manager Michelle Flewelling said Dale continues to make progress cleaning his property, which in the past was deemed an illegal junkyard.