State partnerships and $2 million bond the town council approved at its meeting May 8 to pay for the work.
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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Three arrested in Jay on drug possession, prostitution charges
A man and two women from Oakland, Penobscot and Skowhegan were arrested on multiple charges after a traffic stop Wednesday night, police said.
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Child sent to hospital after Thorndike teenager crashes car into school bus in Chesterville
An 11-year-old girl on the school bus complained of pain following the crash, which police say was caused when Brittany Dugal, 18, drove past a stop sign.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Vassalboro school budget up less than one-half percent, but revenue loss would raise local tax commitment
The budget increase is 0.13 percent but the expected loss of state revenue is pushing an increase in local tax appropriations.
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Waterville police investigate string of car burglaries reported Tuesday
More than a dozen unlocked cars were burglarized in the central area of the city, police say.
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Thomas College receives $5.3 million grant for new business institute
The Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation will provide mentors, workshops, speaker series and more at the Waterville College for students and local businesspeople.
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Winslow Town Council delays vote on agreement with resident over well water dispute
The agreement would release the town from claims of salt contamination and the resident from a setback violation.
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Man serving life sentence in Waterville murder seeks plea deal review two decades later
Robert Wayne Lonardo, found guilty of the murder of Marianne Pembrook in 1995, argues that his lawyer then did not ‘properly communicate’ a plea offer made at the time.
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Winslow Town Council takes final vote on $21.97 million budget
The council also voted delay signing a consent agreement with a resident.
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Waterville firefighters respond to back-to-back calls
A Dumpster fire was reported shortly after firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire on I-95.