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.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2018
Waterville robbery suspect told police he was picking berries when caught
GPS tracking devices secreted in the stolen money led police to Kevin Barr, who was ordered held in lieu of $20,000 cash bail in connection with Tuesday’s heist at KeyBank in Waterville.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Recount of Winslow bond and budget votes returns same result
Phil St. Onge, who initiated the petition for the recount, got a chance to review the ballots, which he said was his primary objective, but still has questions about why voters voted as they did.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Police: Waterville bank robber caught after brief manhunt
Police converged on the KeyBank offices on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville after the 11 a.m. robbery report and had a suspect in custody by 11:37 a.m.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2018
Winslow OKs surplus funds for preliminary school renovation project
$136,000 from town surplus funds to be paid back in full after bond money is received.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2018
Waterville bakery revives former firehouse
Stephanie LaCroix’s Engine 5 Bakehouse on Western Avenue is an homage to her husband’s family’s firefighting past.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2018
Atlantic Music Festival kicks off 10th year with new music in Waterville
The free concert series will showcase emerging talent until the end of July.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2018
Winslow man facing domestic violence charges after 2-hour standoff
Gregory S. Allen Jr., 31, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and is being held without bail at the Kennebec County Correctional Facility.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2018
Police searching for man who robbed South China bank
Police say a white male suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash Thursday and fled the scene in a nearby vehicle.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
Hundreds attend Central Maine 4th of July parade in Clinton
People from around the area lined the parade route to watch the procession of police cruisers, firetrucks, vintage cars and superheroes.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
Anson man lay injured for 11 hours in woods after motorcycle crash
David Gorey, 52, told first responders that he had no sense of feeling in his body below his chest.
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