Members of the Friends of Messalonskee have fielded complaints about boaters coming too close to the birds’ nesting areas or driving too fast too close to shore.
Colin Ellis
Colin Ellis began writing for the Morning Sentinel in winter of 2016. He covers general news in Fairfield and other surrounding communities of Somerset County. Originally from Portland, he began writing for The Forecaster in southern Maine in the summer of 2014 before joining the Sentinel. He is a graduate of St. Michael’s College in Vermont, and returned to Maine in spring of 2013.
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John ‘Swisher’ Mitchell, celebrated Waterville athlete and coach, dies at 91
Mitchell, brother of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, was recalled as a friend and mentor Wednesday by officials at Colby College, where he coached.
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Republican leaders mum on Maine party candidates who have not received funds
Mark Andre of Waterville, the Republican candidate for House District 110, says it’s not appropriate for him to lobby Republican leaders about the Ethics Commission not paying his Clean Elections funds.
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Ellsworth musician to unveil new composition for silent film at MIFF
Mark Tipton and his ensemble will perform the composition during the screening of the 1927 film ‘7th Heaven.’
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Masked thief steals money from Newport business making bank deposit
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding the man, who made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
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Maine International Film Festival begins, and Waterville takes a moment to bask
Before a screening of ‘The Bookshop,’ organizers of the festival speak of the city’s commitment to the arts.
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Police say Maine teen trashed farmer’s cornfield, then posted video on Facebook
Police arrest Kristoffer Welch, 19, after sending out an alert to farmers in Franklin and Somerset counties to check their crops.
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LePage vetoes 2 unemployment insurance bills amid system probe
Calling legislators ‘ignorant’ and accusing them of ‘collusion,’ Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed the bills even as a state watchdog agency investigates the bungled rollout of the ReEmployME unemployment insurance system.
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8-year-old boy seriously injured in zip line fall at Winslow camp
The boy apparently fell and hit his head on a metal boat after falling from the zip line, but his injuries are not life threatening.
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Unemployment probe awaits green light from Government Oversight Committee
Allegations that Bureau of Unemployment Compensation managers ordered claimants’ complaints destroyed remain unresolved as the labor department moves forward with the system’s next phase.