The Kennebec Water District had issued the advisory Monday after firefighting foam used to combat a fire at an apartment complex seeped into the public water system.
Zara Norman
Zara Norman is a reporter covering the Winslow and Oakland area for the Morning Sentinel. She graduated from Brown University in 2022, where she took classes in journalism while majoring in History and Classics. While at Brown she managed a comedy publication and interned with The Boston Globe’s Rhode Island bureau. A native to England, Zara now lives in Waterville.
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Benton Alewife Festival returns to celebrate native fish for the first time since 2019
Some dam removals and restoration efforts along the Sebasticook River have led to an explosion in the alewife population in recent years, a fact honored by an annual festival in Benton.
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Waterville traffic to be impacted this weekend as Colby College holds graduation, other events
Parts of Mayflower Hill Drive will be closed to traffic at certain times over the weekend — especially Sunday morning, when the college holds its commencement exercises.
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Fire that destroyed house in Madison likely began when dog inadvertently turned on stove, official says
Fire chief: The dog might have nudged a valve and caused a gas burner to turn on, causing a food dish to erupt into flames that spread to the rest of the house.
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Winslow council determines its chairman did not have conflict in awarding paving contract
Criticism had been directed at council Chairman Peter Drapeau for voting to award the contract to Pike Industries even though Drapeau’s company does business with Pike.
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As concerns continue over water quality, group launches protection plan for Messalonskee Lake
The 7 Lakes Alliance has begun a two-year project to reduce erosion along roads and homes that could ultimately lead to algae blooms in the lake.
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Barry DeLong, longtime Somerset County sheriff, dies at 74
DeLong, who died Friday, had a career in law enforcement that spanned some 40 years, including the last 20 as sheriff, according to his successor as sheriff, Dale Lancaster.
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Skowhegan-area school officials propose $41.8 million school budget, an increase of 7.5%
The superintendent of MSAD 54 said the proposed spending increase is driven in part by a large bond payment that must be made for construction of a $75 million new school, but officials expect little impact from that payment on residents’ tax bills.
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Skowhegan gives preliminary approval for ATV use on some town roads
The intention is to connect all-terrain vehicle riders to trail systems in Fairfield and Norridgewock, while increasing traffic to downtown businesses in Skowhegan, according to the president of the Skowhegan Stumpjumpers.
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Winslow Town Council approves $31 million municipal budget
The budget approved Monday represents a $1.9 million increase over the current spending package.