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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Published
August 31, 2016

Rome man says town unfairly targeted him in cemetery access dispute

Peter Fotter says the town didn’t sufficiently try to contact him about the matter and should have also known that his wife was struggling with a near-death medical situation that kept the couple busy.
Published
August 31, 2016

Tax rate decreases slightly in China

Selectmen set a tax rate that is 10 cents lower than last year’s; also Monday, the Tax Increment Financing Committee hopes money for trails at the China Four Season Club can go on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Published
August 31, 2016

Vassalboro woods fire started by sparks from logging equipment

The fire off Gray Road began around Tuesday and burned through to Wednesday morning, sparked by either a skidder or chainsaw amid dry conditions, according to a Maine forest ranger.
Published
August 30, 2016

Vassalboro woods fire fought for hours Tuesday

Firefighters from Winslow, South China and the Maine Forest Service fought the fire on Gray Road, which began shortly after noon.
Published
August 30, 2016

Sawmill removal latest flashpoint in Vassalboro dam demolition

Masse Dam is one of four scheduled to be removed by the Alewife Restoration Initiative, which aims to restore the fish to China Lake; but residents say the 200-year-old sawmill is historic and its fate should be reconsidered.
Published
August 29, 2016

Fairfield expects charges in 2015 car burglaries as new ones are reported

There have been at least 16 burglaries in 10 days in a repeat of last summer’s spree, which may be solved soon with the help of recent DNA results, police chief Tom Gould said.
Published
August 27, 2016

Alewife Restoration Initiative meeting set for Monday in Vassalboro

The group will discuss its plan to relocate water piping and tear down a sawmill, and it hopes to get feedback from the community as well.
Published
August 27, 2016

Vassalboro to put sidewalk proposal on November ballot

The town also will hold a public hearing Sept. 8 on the proposal to put sidewalks in the East Vassalboro village area.
Published
August 26, 2016

Thomas College, UMF report greater enrollment as academic year begins

From Waterville to Farmington, central Maine colleges tout strong enrollment, new programs, staff additions and other features as students arrive on campus.
Published
August 26, 2016

Charges expected soon in Colby College graduation morning dumpster fire

One student will be charged for allegedly throwing a firecracker into the full 20-cubic-yard dumpster, sparking the fire; and two others also may plead to charges, the district attorney said.