According to Town Manager Earla Haggerty, the exchange shop was created as a way to not only cut down on the cost of waste but to encourage what she is calling “community recycling.”
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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Fairfield dryer fire sends one to hospital
The occupant of the house at 162 Gagnon Road suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to a nearby hospital.
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Fairfield bicyclist, 34, critically injured in hit-and-run
Jason Annis, a lifelong Fairfield resident, was struck by a car Saturday night while riding his bicycle from his job at Dunkin’ Donuts inside Walmart on Waterville Commons Drive to his home on Hutchins Road in Fairfield.
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Unity College introduces degree with focus on climate change
The school created the degree in order to address the growing interests of students, demands in the job market and the institution’s mission of being “America’s Environmental College.”
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Couple look to transform downtown Fairfield building into food hub
David Gulak and Emilie Knight aim to provide local farmers services such as processing, storage, distribution and marketing of their locally grown production.
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New York man sentenced for fraud and identity theft at Newport bank
Mark Pignatello, of Yonkers, New York, was sentenced to 52 months in prison and three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $20,893 in restitution.
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Driver injured in fiery truck wreck on I-95 in Fairfield
Devin Douglass was pulled from his truck by a passing motorist before it burst into flames Thursday morning, police said.
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Three-car collision in Fairfield sends one to hospital
The cause of the crash has yet to be determined, but the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Unit has been assigned to investigate the W.B. Mason truck involved in the accident for possible brake problems.
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German shepherd kills chihuahua after escaping house in Waterville
Kilo’s owner, Randy Lyon, 23, of Waterville, has been charged with a civil violation of keeping a dangerous dog and must keep Kilo quarantined in the residence for 10 days.
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Chinese students perform a ‘celebration of culture’ at Maine Central Institute
The performance began with a reading of A.E. Houseman’s poem “To an Athlete Dying Young,” read by an EQ&IQ School staff member, followed by a rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ sung by the students.