After a year of raising money, Oakland officials on Friday marked the start of work for the new gazebo at the boat landing.
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.
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RSU 18 school budget gets first nod of approval from residents
The $36.04 million budget for the Oakland-based school district is a 4.16 percent increase over last year’s spending plan and now heads to a June 13 referendum vote for a final decision.
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Dakota the dog may get to live new life as sled dog
District Attorney Maeghan Maloney has filed a motion that, if approved, would let her propose sending the killer dog out of state to a rescue organization instead of being euthanized.
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Gardiner man hit by car after burglarizing Waterville restaurant, police say
Timothy Bellavance, 47, was summonsed on a burglary charge after being taken to Bangor for head trauma injuries after he allegedly broke into 18 Below restaurant.
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Benton school not at risk as standoff with reportedly suicidal man ends peacefully
Maine State Police were in the area of Miller Street and River Road, nearly a half-mile away from the elementary school building, following the report of a suicidal man with a gun Wednesday morning.
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Vassalboro boy who died in canoe accident recalled as ‘knight in shining armor’
Mollie Egold was with her 5-year-old son William when they went into the stream on a canoe that people can use for free at a park along Outlet Stream.
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Vassalboro committee on aging to hold informational fair
Eleven organizations that provide services for the elderly and others will set up tables at the Town Office.
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Climber and filmmaker Jimmy Chin urges Unity College grads to take risks, fail and be compassionate
The college graduated 150 students at its ceremony Saturday morning.
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Thomas College graduates largest class yet
Student speaker Tanya Naborowsky emotionally shared how she made her way to college and what the Thomas experience has meant to her.
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Vassalboro historians compiling stories on town for a book
Vicki Schad and Esther Bernhardt said they’re working on the book to preserve the town’s ‘flavor’ and its history through the eyes of its residents.