Police chief: Two people were hospitalized last week when they were hit by a pickup truck on Higgins Road as they tended to a vehicle on the side of the road.
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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State reduces scope of ‘do not eat’ advisory in Fairfield area for wildlife due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife warned people in 2021 not to eat deer and other game found in a 125-square-mile area of central Maine, but the agency announced Monday it has reduced that area to 25 square miles, while also advising people not consume turkey harvested there.
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Fire destroys The Last Unicorn restaurant in downtown Waterville
The blaze early Sunday morning leveled the eatery at 8 Silver St. and forced a road closure on Main Street downtown.
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Recycled Shakespeare Company celebrates 10th annual Bard’s Birthday Bash
The central Maine theater company gathered in Waterville for an all-day celebration of William Shakespeare’s birthday, reading all 154 of his sonnets.
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Council hears new pitch for reviving Pittsfield Community Theatre
William Clover, representing the newly formed Clover Improvement Group, presented his hopes for the theater during an informal discussion Tuesday before the Town Council.
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Report: Broader PFAS testing needed to avoid underreporting contamination
A study organized by the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council determined that the testing protocol used by federal researchers misses an array of “forever chemicals” that are contaminating drinking water.
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Fairfield Town Council backs $7.1 million budget
The spending plan next moves to the Town Meeting in May, at which residents will have their say.
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Clinton selectmen approve proposed $3.6 million operating budget
Residents at the Town Meeting in June will have final say on the budget, which represents a 9% increase to current spending.
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Fairfield-area school board approves budget proposal with 4.8% increase, position cuts
The area school board approved a $29.6 million budget proposal for the coming year, a 4.8% increase from last year even as the district anticipates cutting 11 positions, most of which are currently vacant.
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Pittsfield town manager to step down at end of year, become grant administrator
Kathryn Ruth, who has been the top manager in Pittsfield for 21 years, plans to serve as the town’s grant administrator for a year before retiring.