Driver Thomas Scholtens, 63, and passenger Cynthia Sawtelle, 59, both of Fairfield, were taken by ambulance to a Waterville hospital.
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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Mount View High School student killed in single-vehicle crash in Troy, officials say
Hazel Fuller, a 17-year-old senior at the Thorndike high school, died Sunday morning when her SUV went off Route 220, also known as the Detroit Road.
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Full stream ahead: Once-blocked alewives reclaim their breeding ground in China Lake
Yarmouth-based Maine Rivers has completed a fishway at the Outlet Dam on China Lake, clearing the final obstacle to alewife migration from the ocean to the lake.
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People on brink of homelessness scramble to find housing after Augusta hotels stop working with KVCAP
The Kennebec Valley Community Action Program has paid for hotel rooms for those facing homelessness. But two Augusta hotels will no longer work with the group and more than 40 people must relocate.
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I-95 in Waterville closed after pickup causes crash while passing SUV in breakdown lane, police say
Northbound lanes of the interstate were shut down for more than an hour Tuesday night following the collision.
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Three injured in weekend crash on I-95 in Fairfield, police say
An SUV went off the highway Saturday, crashed into a tree and then caught fire, according to authorities.
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As pandemic job market rebounds, central Maine college grads see abundance of opportunity
Universities in central Maine say their students have far more options as they enter the work force, and employers are coming to schools more often and earlier looking to recruit.
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Fairfield woman arrested after home burglarized, police say
The items stolen from a Fairfield home were placed in nearby woods and a woman later identified as Rebecca O’Clair was arrested after being seen by police retrieving them.
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Woman arrested after bomb threats force evacuation of Pittsfield company, police say
An Etna woman called in two threats Thursday directed at Puritan Medical Products, disrupting manufacturing operations for a day, authorities say.
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Winslow farm sees outpouring of support, donations after heifers killed by lightning
A GoFundMe campaign for Fortin Farm following the deaths of the animals Saturday has far surpassed its goal of $15,000.