Incumbent Ken Fletcher faces newcomers William Sadulsky and Jeff West for the council seat.
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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Fiberight groundbreaking ceremony marks visible sign of waste project progress
The Municipal Review Committee marked the start of construction on its end of the deal for a new solid waste plant, which has yet to reach financial close.
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Fire caused by electrical wires destroys Detroit home
Overloaded electrical circuits started fire that left a Toy Road home a ‘total loss,’ according to fire chief.
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New tests for lead in water at Benton Elementary show lower levels
The Kennebec Water District plans to take more samples and investigate its theory that brass piping is the cause of the previous hike in lead found in the school water.
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About 100 gather for emotional dedication of Canaan Veterans Memorial
The memorial was finally completed this fall, more than 20 years after a veterans memorial committee was started.
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New Sharon boy accidentally shoots himself in foot at home, police say
The boy, 16, was loading a .223-caliber rifle while home alone when the accident happened.
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Groundbreaking ceremony planned for Fiberight waste-to-biofuels plant in Hampden
The Municipal Review Committee is marking the start of construction, on its end of the deal with Fiberight, of a new solid waste plant serving more than 100 Maine communities.
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Republican incumbent faces attorney, town councilor for House District 108 seat
Republican Rep. John Picchiotti, 73, is running against Aaron Rowden, 30, in a bid to represent Fairfield, Mercer and Smithfield.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Winslow Junior High panel decides on recommendation for where to shift students
While this committee met for the final time, the superintendent said, a new building committee will tackle how to expand the high school and at what cost.
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Benton school, water district continue testing to find source of high levels of lead in water
Recent results from water samples taken at Benton Elementary School show levels were more than 30 times the allowable level at one faucet.