Town voters will choose Nov. 3 between Mark Cooper, Veronique Carrier and Daniel Kissinger for the Town Council, and Caroline Toto-Lawrence and Bruce Williams for the Kennebec Water District board of trustees.
Molly Shelly
Molly Shelly covers the Fairfield beat for the Morning Sentinel. Molly recently earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Temple University where she worked as a reporter/photographer for the campus sports site Owls247.com. While at Temple Molly also fulfilled multiple internships with news outlets such as NBC Sports Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and WBCB 1490 am. A native of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Molly now resides in Waterville.
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Monument in Central Maine honors Louis Sockalexis, 1st Indigenous baseball player
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Alfond Youth and Community Center unveiled a monument dedicated to Louis Sockalexis, the first Indigenous person to play Major League Baseball.
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Incumbent Republican Rudnicki challenged by Democrat White for House District 108
State Rep. Shelley Rudnicki, R-Fairfield, is seeking reelection in House District 108. She is being challenged by Democrat Nathaniel White, who previously served on the Waterville City Council.
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Kennebec County Sheriff investigating driver in Clinton tractor-trailer roll over
Around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Chris Smith, 50, of Houlton, was traveling on the Hinckley Road in Clinton when police say he failed to make a sharp corner and rolled the tractor-trailer he was driving onto its side.
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Newcomers Brownell, Collamore seek House District 106 seat
Republican Amanda Collamore and Democrat Ethan Brownell are vying for the seat in the Maine House of Representatives that represents Clinton, Detroit and Pittsfield.
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Maine Film Center and Mid-Maine Tech partner for student film program
The Maine Student Film Crew is a free membership program that will provide local students with access to monthly virtual workshops with filmmakers and film experts.
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Family buys 120-year-old ‘Forever Farm’ in Embden
Emily Eckhardt and her partner, Dillon Robinson, bought the 79-acre farm, which the Maine Farmland Trust recently designated a Forever Farm.
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Waterville area Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce to give out awards to 8 recipients
The chamber’s awards for business success and service to their communities will be accepted during a modified ceremony on Wednesday.
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Fairfield area school district receives funding for child care program
Starting on Oct. 5, children in Maine School Administrative District 49 will be able to attend an all day program at the Fairfield Community Center under the supervision of Alfond Youth and Community Center staff.
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Maine Film Center launches new remote film series focused on current events
‘I think all of the experts will definitely tie the subject matter of the films back to our current moment in a variety of ways,’ Mike Perreault, executive director of the Maine Film Center, said about the new ‘Cinema in Conversation’ series.