Madeline St. Amour – Page 42

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.

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Oakland Town Council to vote on prohibition ordinance for marijuana businesses

by Madeline St. Amour December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

The ordinance would make Oakland a ‘dry town’ for businesses involving recreational marijuana, banning pot retail stores and cultivation facilities.

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Cutting saw sparks fire at MSR Recycling in Winslow

by Madeline St. Amour December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

Business owners used a skid-steer to put most of the small debris fire out, dumping snow on flames and patting it down, by the time firefighters arrived at the scene.

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Waterville nonprofit sees ‘outpouring’ of support for Christmas program

by Madeline St. Amour December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers needed donations to fill boxes with Christmas gifts for disadvantaged children, and the community delivered following publicity that donations were lacking.

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Water main break closes down Broad Street in Waterville

by Madeline St. Amour December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

Officials didn’t immediately know the cause of the break, which cut water service to some city residents.

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Winslow Town Council discusses possible marijuana moratorium, school construction cap

by Madeline St. Amour December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

The council also voted to allow mobile homes in the conservation district and to create a reserve account for municipal waste.

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Harmony man dies from injuries in Cambridge crash

by Madeline St. Amour December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

Sheldon L. Woodard, 76, who served in the Army and worked as a mechanic for many years, died after suffering serious injuries in a car crash in Cambridge Friday.