‘Thank you to the DA’s office for never giving up. Thank you to the judge who made the right decision,’ said Sheila Porfirio, whose son Tommy Porfirio was one of the three youths killed in a February car crash.
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Number of wells in Fairfield tainted with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 18; DEP expands testing
The Department of Environmental Protection is now retesting water supplies in Fairfield for other chemicals in order to design carbon filter systems for the wells that have been contaminated.
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Fairfield Town Council, residents learn 12 more wells contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
State officials tell town councilors the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has tested 28 wells, with 12 exceeding the EPA limit for ‘forever chemicals.’
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Candlelight vigil honors youths killed in Feb. 9 crash in Clinton
The driver of the car, Timothy Silva, 17, of Fairfield is expected to plead guilty to charges related to the three deaths when he appears next at Waterville District Court, scheduled for Nov. 20.
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State continues testing farmland in Fairfield as another resident told to stop using well water
“My right to clean water has been taken away from me and I didn’t have anything to do with it,” Judy Poulin, 77, of Fairfield said. In October, Poulin was told to stop using the water from her well after it was shown to have high levels of toxic chemicals.
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Chemicals found in well as investigation continues into contamination at Fairfield dairy farm
A connection between the contamination of milk produced at the Tozier Farm in Fairfield, and the contamination of Jerri-Lee Cookson’s well, located three miles away, is unconfirmed.
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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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Two 14-year-olds arrested on burglary, arson charges related to Fairfield car fire
Police say the boy and girl broke into a garage on Davis Road, removed a Hyundai sedan and set the car on fire.
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Fairfield man in critical condition after hit-and-run crash
Colby Dyer, 30, of Fairfield, is in critical condition after being struck by a car early Monday morning on the Norridgewock Road.
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Fairfield woman remembered for vibrance, open mind, love of Shakespeare
Emily Fournier, 33, died Saturday after being ejected from a raft on the upper Kennebec River.