A $9.5 million school budget was approved in Madison Tuesday by voters who also re-elected Selectman Paul Fortin.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Embden residents give go-ahead to school withdrawal
Residents in Embden voted Tuesday to form a school withdrawal committee and look further into leaving School Administrative District 74.
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Madison residents approve police consolidation plan
The public safety budget approved Monday night includes a plan for the Madison Police Department to be absorbed by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Embden residents to vote on SAD 74 withdrawal process
A referendum Tuesday will determine whether the town forms an official withdrawal committee to work on leaving School Administrative District 74.
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Madison residents to consider $2.4 million budget, board candidates
The Board of Selectmen and the Advisory Board are presenting pared-down budget versions Monday to residents at the Town Meeting.
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Little Free Library promotes literacy in Waterville’s South End
The miniature library is one of four that the Waterville Rotary Club is planning for the Waterville area.
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Madison graduates 56 students
Recent Harvard University graduate and Madison alumna Krysta Moulton told the graduates to take risks and be true to themselves.
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Madison to consider police merger plan Monday
With residents set to vote on a consolidation with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, one local police officer says he worries about how the potential change would affect his duties and local cases.
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Winslow High School graduates 96 students
Senior Class President Meg Nadeau asked her classmates to take the life lessons they learned on the playground with them as they went into the world.
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Loose Madison llama, owner reunited
Gilbert’s owner was located around 4 p.m. Tuesday after the llama spent the afternoon with a man who it had earlier charged and spit at.