New officers were sworn in and inspected in the bare bones of the new station, which is on track to be completed Aug. 20.
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.
RSU 18 budget referendum passes in all five towns
Oakland, Belgrade, China, Sidney and Rome voters pass a $34.6 million spending package Tuesday, as well as a bond issue for renovations several district schools and keeping the referendum approval process for the next three years.
Regional School Unit 18 budget goes to towns for vote
RSU 18 superintendent Gary Smith is ‘optimistic’ about passage of this year’s $34.6 million.