The Fairfield History House, built in 1894 and now owned by the Fairfield Historical Society, is being repainted and having other exterior work done, just ahead of the historical society’s barn sale later this month.
Kaitlyn Budion
Kaitlyn Budion covers Fairfield, Benton, Clinton, Albion, Pittsfield and the surrounding area for the Morning Sentinel. She is a 2020 graduate of Northeastern University's School of Journalism. While at Northeastern she worked with a variety of outlets, including Somerville Media Center, the Groundtruth project, the Massachusetts State House News Service, and News@Northeastern. A native Minnesotan, Kaitlyn now lives in Waterville.
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Police: Four arrested, Cambridge home searched as part of investigation into illicit sale of fentanyl
Authorities seized nearly 4 pounds of suspected fentanyl and $13,000 in drug proceeds that were part of an effort to distribute the drug in Somerset, Penobscot, Hancock and Washington counties, authorities said.
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Police: Motorcyclist killed in collision with passenger van on College Avenue in Waterville
Preliminary findings indicate the motorcyclist lost control Thursday and crossed the center line before colliding with the van, police said.
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Bowdoin man indicted in hit-and-run collision in Madison that seriously injured Cornville couple
A Somerset County grand jury last week indicted Edward McGuire, 62, on several counts following the collision that occurred in May.
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Former director of Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce charged with theft, forgery
Jason Gayne pleaded not guilty Monday to several charges that accuse him of taking nearly $200,000 from the chamber and another organization he led, Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County.
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Two taken to hospital after garbage truck collides with SUV in Fairfield
The driver of the SUV was ejected from the vehicle Friday but she and her passenger were later treated and released from a Waterville hospital.
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Fairfield reduces property tax rate, sets municipal elections for November
Town Council sets rate at 2.1%, or $21 for every $1,000 of assessed valuation, a slight decrease from last year, when the rate was 2.2%.
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State investigation finds police use of force justified in February shooting death of Pittsfield man
The death of Gregory Lasselle, 27, was one of five police shootings statewide that the Maine attorney general’s office has recently found to be justified.
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Clinton property tax rate set at ‘artificially low’ level, consultant says
Residents at the Town Meeting in June rejected a proposal to raise the property tax rate, leading selectmen this week to use about $200,000 in undesignated money to cover costs, a move the town’s assessor agent said could prove to be problematic.
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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.