A delay in construction springs students to work on teachers’ projects in the vicinity of the school and provides opportunity to participate in design of school.
Madeline St. Amour
Madeline St. Amour covers general news in the towns of Oakland, Winslow, Vassalboro, China and Unity, as well as crime and the new Fiberight plant in Hampden. She started at the Sentinel in the spring of 2016 after graduating from the University at Albany in New York, where she worked as a stringer for the Associated Press at the Capitol bureau covering the minimum wage issue and tuition at public colleges. When she’s not in the newsroom, she enjoys trying new recipes, traveling and hiking.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Police: Naked Waterville man said he was ‘sunbathing’ along river trail
Ricky Thompson, 67, was also warned for criminal trespassing at the boat landing and trails along the Kennebec River off Water Street after police issued him a summons on a charge of indecent conduct.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Baby taken to hospital after rock is dropped from highway overpass in Sidney
Police are searching for those responsible in the Wednesday evening incident in which a rock smashed the windshield of a car traveling on I-95.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Winslow School Board calls council resolution a sign of ‘lack of trust’
A proposal to form an ad hoc committee to study school finance and performance drew ire from school board members and staff, who say the trust issue between the schools and the town has gotten worse the past few years.
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Families gather at L.C. Bates Museum to watch the first total eclipse since 1991
While Maine wasn’t in the direct path of the eclipse, people still peered through telescopes to catch a glimpse of the event.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Donations from central Maine towns help literacy program expand
Literacy Volunteers Waterville Area helps adults learn to read, a much needed program that can result in greater economic and civic productivity.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
China Board of Appeals sides with neighbors in latest turn of barn debate
The Greater Neck Road Neighborhood Association filed the appeal after the code enforcement officer didn’t take action on social events held at the barn.
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Waterville man hits cement truck after accidental turn
Both vehicles sustained damage and the man’s car was towed.
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Neighborhood group appealing lack of action against China residents
The Greater Neck Road Neighborhood Association says a barn is being improperly used for events and the code enforcement officer has failed to enforce local ordinances.
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Winslow council divided over $10.33 million schools bond on November ballot
The council was split on whether the cost was financially prudent and if cuts could be made.