Oakland, Belgrade, China, Sidney and Rome voters will have to wait to take the first pass at the $37.58 million spending package, but still before a June referendum.
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.
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Winslow building committee endorses new $8.1 million school renovation bond
Reductions were made in nearly every facet of the plan to match the Town Council’s approved bond total.
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Winslow Town Council restores 2 school positions in finalized budget
Officials added $124,017 to budget to save second grade teacher and junior high librarian jobs.
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Biologist urges Unity grads to get “on the right side” of natural history
Jeff Corwin, an Emmy award winner, told about 100 students receiving degrees that they can be part of the solution to ‘incredible challenges with our planet.’
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Anson woman dies after weekend crash in Madison
Melissa Tracy died from her injuries Monday, according to Maine State Police.
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Winslow school officials get creative in planning for renovations
With an $8.1 million budget approved by the Town Council, educators, school board members and the project’s architect worked together to create the space for students and find ways to fill it with needed equipment.
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Proposed Winslow school cuts would cost 8 jobs, superintendent says
The Town Council is expected to take a second reading of the budget next Monday.
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Waterville Ward 7 councilor target of latest recall effort
Andy Roy, who does not live in Ward 7, filed papers to start a petition to remove Councilor Jackie DuPont Monday, nearly a week after enough signatures were collected to force a recall vote of Mayor Nick Isgro and Councilor John O’Donnell.
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Fallen officer’s deep ties to Maine community on display at visitation service
‘He just knew everybody and everybody knew him,’ says one of the hundreds of mourners for sheriff’s Cpl. Eugene Cole, who was fatally shot while on duty late last month.
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Supper fundraiser for slain police officer’s family draws big crowd in Norridgewock
Wind knocked the power out for a while, but it came back on in time to allow preparation of food for at least 400 guests.