Former U.S. Senate candidate Levasseur arrested on domestic violence charge in Fairfield

Derek Levasseur, 45, of Fairfield, briefly ran for the U.S. Senate earlier this year and was convicted of domestic violence assault in 2012 while also working as a local police reserve officer.

Fairfield Police Department launches internship program for local college students

The program, which was developed in November, caters to Thomas and Unity students who are 21 years old, or 20-year-olds with more than 60 college credits and who are working toward a degree related to law enforcement.

Three-car collision in Fairfield sends one to hospital

The cause of the crash has yet to be determined, but the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Unit has been assigned to investigate the W.B. Mason truck involved in the accident for possible brake problems.

Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties

Fairfield restaurant owner accused of mishandling food in viral Facebook post passes health inspection

Tong Jiang, who has owned the restaurant for four years, has never failed a health inspection, according to Robert Long of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, including the most recent inspection performed on Wednesday.

Former worker at Fairfield school for at-risk youths sentenced for sexually assaulting student, 15

Tia Rousseau, 31, sexually assaulted a then-15-year-old at a Waterville hotel while authorities searched for the student missing from the Good Will-Hinckley school.

Picking season begins, even as apples finish their growth

Apple experts and orchard owners said a late bloom has slowed the crop this year, but are still expecting a decent season.

Picking season begins, even as apples finish their growth

Apple experts and orchard owners said a late bloom has slowed the crop this year, but are still expecting a decent season.

Police: 3 arrested after early morning drug raid at Fairfield home

The arrests and drug seizures came after the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office executed a drug search warrant at 4:40 a.m. at a residence on Martin Stream Road.

Maine’s styrofoam ban met with mixed response from Waterville-area businesses

The law, effective Jan. 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.