Madeline St. Amour

Staff Writer

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.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Oakland-based school district votes to approve $36.04 budget

by Madeline St. Amour April 26, 2017April 26, 2017

The budget represents a 4.16 percent increase from last year’s, driven in part by needs for special education.

Business, Local & State, News

Hampden solid waste plant project inches forward to serve central Maine communities

by Madeline St. Amour April 26, 2017April 27, 2017

Now that appeals finish, the organizations behind the waste-to-energy project are picking up the pace and expect to reach financial close soon.

Local & State, News

Oakland voters to decide on joining Central Maine Growth Council, vehicle purchases

by Madeline St. Amour April 25, 2017April 25, 2017

While the proposed budget is up by 4.7 percent, it won’t be paid for with a commensurate tax increase.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Winslow School Board makes $200,000 in cuts to budget proposal

by Madeline St. Amour April 24, 2017February 12, 2018

Supintendent Eric Haley says a delay in state funding information and increased costs made cuts necessary, and asked the town to delay approving its budget.