“Our priority now is slowing the spread of this virus and doing everything to care for those most affected by it as safely as possible,” said Trampas Hutches, president of Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
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.
China postpones annual Town Meeting amid coronavirus
The annual Town Meeting has been postponed until May 2 due to coronavirus concerns.
Palermo man charged with attempted murder after dispute
David Dellinger, 35, is being held at the Somerset County Jail on $50,000 bail after being charged with attempted murder on Monday afternoon.
Waterville youth center, Fairfield area school district launch meal programs for children, families
The Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville and Maine School Administrative District 49 have launched meal programs while schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sidney man seriously injured in motorcycle crash on I-95
Patrick Andrews, 44, of Sidney, lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a median on I-95 on Sunday evening.
Jewish Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus concerns
‘Of course we’re disappointed, but we felt that we did what we had to do,’ said Barbara Merson, executive director of the Maine Jewish Film Festival.
Waterville man arrested, charged after standoff with police
James Child, 42, was arrested by Waterville Police after brandishing a handgun in a fight with a neighbor led to a standoff that lasted into Tuesday morning.
Oakland forms committee, China releases statement on coronavirus
“We’d rather be safe than sorry with this,” said Gary Bowman, Oakland’s town manager, who has formed a committee to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus in Oakland.
Maine Film Center commissions new score for Maine’s first movie, ‘Jean the Match-Maker’
In 2010 the first film ever shot in Maine was saved from being lost forever when a tinted nitrate print was found and restored.
Mercer voters change town’s contracting process, approve $464,925 budget
After Saturday’s meeting, it’s now prohibited for a Mercer municipal officer to be an employee or independent contractor for the town.