Jeremy Marcoux, who bought the property, which most recently was a Fortin’s Home Furnishings warehouse, has no current plans for it.
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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St. Albans storm damage caused by macroburst, National Weather Service says
Straight line wind reached up to 90 mph during Monday’s storm, which knocked down trees and power lines in Somerset and Franklin counties, the weather service damage team determined.
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Possible St. Albans tornado in Monday storm to be investigated
The National Weather Service damage team plans to visit the Somerset County town Wednesday as hundreds in the county still lack power and downed trees slow Central Maine Power repairs.
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Waterville woman arrested on charges of assault, threatening with weapon
Dina Passno is charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after she allegedly threatened to stab her partner multiple times over a period of two days, police said.
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OakFest Committee hoping to triple attendance at this year’s celebration
Oakland’s annual town celebration has ‘something for everybody,’ the committee chairwoman said.
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Fiberight project wins state permits, but controversy still abounds
The Department of Environmental Protection issued the permits after finding no ‘credible, conflicting technical information’ that merited a public hearing.
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Unity student, professor work with Sebasticook Regional Land Trust to tell story with map
The public technology tool StoryMap gives the SRLT a way to talk about and display its conserved land.
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Oakland’s downtown ready for its close-up
Businesses are sprucing up for the Downtown Business Committee’s Best Curb Appeal contest, one of the group’s efforts to revitalize downtown.
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Van, bus buying options considered at RSU 18 budget committee meeting
The Oakland-based district may take advantage of a state program to get a more efficient handicapped-accessible van.
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China, Vassalboro among towns to benefit from CMP project
CMP is building a new substation in South China to improve the energy grid.