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.

Latest

Published
October 26, 2016

Three running for two seats on Winslow Town Council

Incumbent Ken Fletcher faces newcomers William Sadulsky and Jeff West for the council seat.
Published
October 26, 2016

Fiberight groundbreaking ceremony marks visible sign of waste project progress

The Municipal Review Committee marked the start of construction on its end of the deal for a new solid waste plant, which has yet to reach financial close.
Published
October 26, 2016

Fire caused by electrical wires destroys Detroit home

Overloaded electrical circuits started fire that left a Toy Road home a ‘total loss,’ according to fire chief.
Published
October 25, 2016

New tests for lead in water at Benton Elementary show lower levels

The Kennebec Water District plans to take more samples and investigate its theory that brass piping is the cause of the previous hike in lead found in the school water.
Published
October 23, 2016

About 100 gather for emotional dedication of Canaan Veterans Memorial

The memorial was finally completed this fall, more than 20 years after a veterans memorial committee was started.
Published
October 22, 2016

New Sharon boy accidentally shoots himself in foot at home, police say

The boy, 16, was loading a .223-caliber rifle while home alone when the accident happened.
Published
October 21, 2016

Groundbreaking ceremony planned for Fiberight waste-to-biofuels plant in Hampden

The Municipal Review Committee is marking the start of construction, on its end of the deal with Fiberight, of a new solid waste plant serving more than 100 Maine communities.
Published
October 21, 2016

Republican incumbent faces attorney, town councilor for House District 108 seat

Republican Rep. John Picchiotti, 73, is running against Aaron Rowden, 30, in a bid to represent Fairfield, Mercer and Smithfield.
Published
October 20, 2016

Winslow Junior High panel decides on recommendation for where to shift students

While this committee met for the final time, the superintendent said, a new building committee will tackle how to expand the high school and at what cost.
Published
October 20, 2016

Benton school, water district continue testing to find source of high levels of lead in water

Recent results from water samples taken at Benton Elementary School show levels were more than 30 times the allowable level at one faucet.