The Vassalboro Sanitary District needs $1 million to secure funding to build a new wastewater pumping station and a transportation pipeline.
Emily Higginbotham
Emily Higginbotham covers general news in the towns of China, Oakland, Unity, Vassalboro and Winslow. She started reporting for the Sentinel in November 2017 after working as a copy editor at the newspaper for a little over a year. Emily also writes a bi-weekly column, “Notes from a Novice,” that appears in the Sentinel and Kennebec Journal on Wednesdays. She is an Illinois native and a graduate of St. Louis University in Missouri, where she studied journalism, creative writing and political science. In her free time, she likes to travel, cook new recipes and optimistically root for Chicago sports teams.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Sidney residents voice concerns over installation of gas pipeline
Summit Natural Gas of Maine plans to build a 46,000-foot line to Pike Industries, a $4.5 million project that will make gas available to residents as well.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Natural gas company expanding service to Sidney
Summit Natural Gas of Maine will invest $4.5 million in the project after contracting with Pike Industries, which operates a plant in Sidney, to provide energy.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Vassalboro school board readies for AOS vote, searches for principal
Superintendent Eric Haley presented the board with estimated costs for contracted services and the salary of a superintendent if one is hired.
Posted inMaine Crime
Police arrest juvenile after dumpster set on fire in Oakland
A 14-year-old was charged with arson Monday after a blaze was set outside of the Early Bird Restaurant.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Winslow panel presents junior high closing plan to Town Council
The $8.6 million proposal is a scaled-back version of a $10.33 million plan that voters rejected in November.
Posted inSchools and Education
Winslow school building panel to present $8.6M bond proposal to Winslow council
The committee is recommending renovation of the high school to add a wing for seventh- and eighth-grade students as well as a smaller auditorium.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire destroys single-family home in Benton
Officials still are investigating what caused the Friday morning blaze.
Posted inLocal & State
Jackman seeks temporary solution to its health care needs
The town is seeking a half-million dollars to maintain its health center’s on-call services until a permanent solution is found and implemented.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Collins tells Jackman residents they did right thing in firing town manager
The senator also said she no longer would endorse Rep. Larry Lockman, R-Amherst, in future elections after he called legislation on immigrants part of a “war on whites.”