Susan Morissette, 47, left her home in Winslow on Saturday to meet a friend for lunch and had been unaccounted for until being located about 9:50 a.m. at a friend’s home in Sidney, police said.
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 inBusiness, Local & State, News
Unity residents split on banning recreational marijuana establishments
While some say banning pot sales is the right thing to do for the town, others say it will bring in tax revenue and businesses.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
China residents to vote on changes to tax district
The amendment, proposed at the March 25 Town Meeting, would extend the tax increment finance district’s life, add new upgrades and more.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Belgrade parent group raising money for new, more accessible playground
The Belgrade Central School Parent Teacher Organization is raising money to install a new playground that will be a modern upgrade from the current structures, some of which date back more than 40 years.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man arrested in Waterville after allegedly staying in closed Tim Horton’s
Victor Dudley, 47, was squatting inside the shuttered eatery space to keep warm, police say.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Oakland-based school board votes to revisit cost-sharing formula, 2 months since previous vote to keep it unchanged
The RSU 18 vote was spurred by a petition one school board member circulated that alleged the committee’s work wasn’t done or valid.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Former Mount View High School teacher sentenced for sex crime against student
Aaron Clark, 37, was sentenced to 364 days; but all of the time was suspended under a plea deal reached with the prosecution.
Posted inLocal & State, News
After years of waiting, Oakland set to receive grant for sidewalk work
The town of Oakland originally wrote the grant in 2012 and completed its contribution years ago, but it never received the state grant to make crosswalks ADA-compliant.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Madison man arrested after allegedly threatening woman with hatchet
Roger Vitalone, 32, was arrested on three charges Monday after the victim called police, who allegedly found a camping hatchet hidden on a porch.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Chesterville woman arrested on OUI charge after car rollover
Tiffany Gerrish, 44, was arrested Monday after getting into a car crash with a juvenile in the car.