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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PublishedFebruary 9, 2021
Candlelight vigil, first-responders commemorates 1-year anniversary of Clinton crash that killed 3 youths
Family and friends gathered Tuesday to remember Tommy Porfirio, 15, and Emily and Ashlin Baker, ages 14 and 12, during a memorial service.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Art kits for Black History Month, featuring Maine artist Ashley Bryan, coming to Waterville area
The kits are inspired by Bryan’s award-winning book, “Beautiful Blackbird,” and will be distributed in Waterville beginning Feb. 25.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2021
Group, state representatives call for sweeping action in Maine in response to ‘forever chemicals’
Defend Our Health, a Portland-based nonprofit group, has worked with two state representatives to introduce seven bills aimed at cleaning up and regulating “forever chemicals” in food, farmland, drinking water and household products.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2021
Colby ramps up COVID-19 testing as students return and positive cases increase
Colby College and Thomas College in Waterville have resumed strict testing protocols for the spring semester amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Defend Our Health calls for stricter guidelines when testing for PFAS; criticizes state approach
Patrick MacRoy, deputy director for Defend Our Health, joins other health advocates in calling upon the state to implement stricter and more thorough guidelines when it comes to testing water, food products and sludge for forever chemicals.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Renowned environmental activist Erin Brockovich helps mobilize action on Fairfield water contamination
Brockovich, who was contacted by a resident concerned that the “forever chemicals” poisoning of local water wells wasn’t being investigated enough, says “these numbers in Maine are some of the highest we’ve ever seen.”
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2021
People, pets rescued as early Monday morning fire razes Waterville home
The blaze inflicted “extensive damage” on the King Court home in the South End, and a car parked close to the building was also damaged, officials said.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2021
Number of wells in Fairfield contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 29
“I feel like our right to clean water has been ripped away from us,” said Ashley Gooldrup, a homeowner on the Howe Road in Fairfield whose well has been contaminated with forever chemicals.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
Teen involved in Clinton fatal crash sentenced to juvenile detention center until 21
‘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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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Former Skowhegan fire chief dies after hospitalization for COVID-19
Tom Keene had served as the Skowhegan Fire Chief from 1992 to 2001 and again from 2008 to 2014.
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