About 35 people from across the state gathered in the cold to rally and march for social change, including a wide range of interests.
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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Fire started in barn in Chesterville kills renters’ chickens
Fire chief says probable cause was the light fixture in the area.
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Clinton, Knox farms install automatic calf feeders as tech evolves
High tech help can save labor costs while keeping cows calm, but Maine farms have been slow to take on one kind of technology that has expanded internationally — automatic milking.
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After further testing, Benton, Clinton schools taken off bottled water
The schools replaced all fixtures after tests revealed lead and copper levels higher than the federal action level for schools.
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Waterville Elks Lodge holds service to remember those lost at Pearl Harbor
Wednesday was the 75th anniversary of the infamous attack, which killed more than 2,300 Americans.
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Messalonskee Middle School administrator named Maine’s assistant principal of the year
Melanie Smith has worked at the school for six years and is lauded for her collaborative work with teachers.
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RSU 18 cost sharing committee votes to keep formula as is
The split for the Oakland-based school district will stay at 75 percent property valuation, 25 percent student count, despite objections from Belgrade and Rome.
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Benton man arrested for allegedly assaulting mother, son in Waterville
Zachary Ricker, 22, was allegedly trying to hit a man with the barrel of a shotgun but instead lacerated a woman’s hand after the couple drove to Quarry Road in Waterville to buy medical marijuana.
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Maine’s public water utilities partner with state to fund lead testing at schools
Public water utilities can now conduct 10 free tests for each school they serve in an effort to ensure Maine children have clean drinking water.
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At Standing Rock, Waterville native witnesses clash over pipeline
May Ye, 22, spent her Thanksgiving break on the front lines at Standing Rock, an experience she said changed her and inspired her despite the police brutality she saw.