Incumbent Peter Lawrence requests recount after falling short of the vote tally of another incumbent, John Picchiotti.
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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Canteen 19, project to support first responders, gets dedicated truck
Using their personal car, Kristian Joliat and his mother Sarah have been supporting first responders at fire and accident scenes. But after community support poured in to help pay for a dedicated vehicle, their program has its own truck.
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Fairfield holds groundbreaking ceremony for long-planned Fire Training Facility
Town officials gathered at the site of the future facility off Industrial Drive on Saturday.
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At Quarry Road Trails Fall Festival, visitors bask in the brisk fall weather
Quarry Road Trails brought back the Fall Festival after a hiatus last year, and visitors were able to enjoy a clear fall day and the variety of activities set up.
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Town Council agrees to lower list price for Pittsfield Community Theater
The asking price for the downtown building that houses the defunct theater is now $149,900. Officials hope the new price will lure a buyer.
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Some central Maine communities had ballot questions — and voters answered
One of the more interesting ballot questions put to voters Tuesday was in Norridgewock, where residents were asked if they sought to do away with Prohibition-era blue laws. And they did.
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Saucier unseats Donahue in Pittsfield Town Council race
In the town’s one contested race, Eric Saucier won the District 4 council seat over Heather Donahue, who’s the town’s mayor.
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Townsend and Picchiotti win seats on Fairfield Town Council
Matthew Townsend and incumbent John Picchiotti outpaced two other candidates Tuesday for seats on the Fairfield council.
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Carol Johnson wins Belgrade election for vacant seat on Board of Selectpersons
Carol Johnson earned 650 votes and opponent Nicholas Alexander received 521, according to unofficial results Tuesday.
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Two injured in crash involving logging truck in Fairfield, police say
Driver Thomas Scholtens, 63, and passenger Cynthia Sawtelle, 59, both of Fairfield, were taken by ambulance to a Waterville hospital.