The annual Winslow Blueberry Festival turned 50 on Saturday, and to celebrate the Winslow Congregational Church made a whopping 696 pies ahead of the event.
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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Clinton approves wage raises for fire, police departments
Clinton’s Board of Selectmen met Tuesday and approved raises for the hourly rates of fire and police department employees in an effort to attract new staff and improve retention.
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Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office investigating Clinton crash involving off-duty Somerset deputy
An off-duty Somerset County Sheriff’s Office deputy was the driver in a single-vehicle crash late last month that injured him and a passenger.
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Woman has non-life-threatening injuries after being pinned between vehicles, Pittsfield Police say
Pittsfield police Chief Pete Bickmore said that the woman was pinned between a flatbed wrecker and another vehicle Thursday morning.
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Victor Grange in Fairfield receives visitors at open house
The grange has worked hard to make repairs and has replaced the foundation and windows, rebuilt the front entrance and replaced two furnaces, among other projects.
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Clinton Selectmen vote at special meeting to drop tax rate by 23%
The recent revaluation found more value in the town, which allowed the Board of Selectmen to lower the tax rate for fiscal year 2021-22.
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Kennebec Water District has found safe levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in water
New state legislation requires community water systems to test for PFAS, and to filter the chemicals if above the legal limit of 20 parts per trillion.
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Taste of Waterville moves to Head of Falls for annual event next week
After a break last year because of the pandemic, Taste of Waterville will be in a new location in a move prompted by Main Street construction.
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Fairfield passes remote meeting policy, as communities consider changes ahead of Friday deadline
Along with approving new policy on remote meetings, Town Council OKs several marijuana licenses and learns the Maine Department of Environmental Protection plans to test local fish ponds.
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Clinton delays retirement plan changes for police, fire departments until next summer
The Board of Selectmen met Tuesday and discussed the retirement plan change, as well as the situation on True Road and a special meeting for next week to discuss taxes.