Madeline St. Amour

Staff Writer

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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November 2, 2016

Water district identifies brass piping as potential lead source Benton school’s plumbing

The Kennebec Water District finished testing at Benton Elementary School, and now the school is changing pipe fixtures.
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November 1, 2016

Salmon group to remove Branch Pond Mill in China, install fish passageway

The mill is collapsing and the dam’s water gates are broken, officials say, and they hope to add a fish passageway to help restore river herring and salmon.
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November 1, 2016

Police: Whitefield man displayed fake Styrofoam inspection sticker

Robert Barnes, 59, was stopped in Vassalboro by a state trooper who spotted the fake sticker and issued a summons.
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November 1, 2016

Albion selectmen to appoint new SAD 49 school board member

One of the town’s school board members resigned for health-related reasons, so a replacement will be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
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October 31, 2016

Seven candidates vie for three spots on China select board

The three incumbents will face a budget committee member and three newcomers looking to inject the board with “new blood.”
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October 30, 2016

In Winslow, state’s first municipal commission on agriculture pilots farm support program

The Winslow Agriculture Commission’s program aims to help farmers stay in operation by paying off local property taxes.
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October 28, 2016

Volunteers in Oakland hang up winter clothing for needy

As cold weather arrives, the ‘warm heart angels’ have started hanging up donated coats and more on the fence along the railroad in Oakland.
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October 27, 2016

Top Waterville cop advises against creepy clown Halloween costumes

Chief Joseph Massey said people should “think twice” before wearing such costumes on Halloween, after reports in Maine and elsewhere of suspicious behavior from people dressed as clowns.
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October 27, 2016

Five running for two seats on Oakland Town Council

Current Chairman Michael Perkins faces Molly Bofia, Jeremy Lizzotte, Harold Buzzell and Eric Sharpe for the two seats.
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October 26, 2016

Oakland Town Council discusses what to do if recreational marijuana is legalized

The council also approved a new safety policy and fund for the safety committee.