Police responded to a Carroll Street home about 1 a.m. and discovered that some students had thrown a party involving underage drinking.
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, Maine Crime, News
Teenager charged with setting fire to Cornville barn
A 14-year-old girl is charged with arson after a blaze at a barn that’s part of a residential school program run by the Maine nonprofit Spurwink.
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Women’s March draws crowd of at least a half-million, uplifts Mainers
Central Mainers who journeyed to Washington to take a stand on issues left the march feeling encouraged.
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Hope surges on Augusta bus to Women’s March in Washington
A bus carrying 55 people left Augusta on Friday night to join hundreds of thousands more in the nation’s capital to advocate for women’s rights and other issues after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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Central Maine patients fear weaning off opioids as they struggle with chronic pain
New state law aimed at combating the growing opiate crisis includes limits on prescription medication, raising fears about quality of life and the role of legal drugs as treatment.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
China Primary School closes down kitchen, cafeteria to ward against mold
The school has been testing for mold and is replacing parts of the rooms to make sure they don’t get contaminated after a hot water leak.
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Sidney man dies in snowmobile crash at edge of Messalonskee Lake
Jeffrey Fisher, 32, was found dead along the lake shore in Sidney after becoming separated from a friend during a snowmobile ride.
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China TIF committee recommends $845,000 worth of projects to selectmen
The projects include improvements to a causeway, a revolving loan fund, money for alewife restoration and money for Thurston Park.
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Central Mainers prepare for Women’s March on Washington
State organizers estimate more than 5,000 people from Maine will travel to D.C. to march and rally for human rights the day after the presidential inauguration.
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Fire destroys Burnham garage, kills five goats
The cause of the fire is yet unknown and will be investigated by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, according to the Burnham Fire assistant chief.