Colin Ellis

Morning Sentinel

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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Published
August 3, 2018

While Maine’s loon population holds steady, boaters can pose a danger

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.
Published
July 25, 2018

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.
Published
July 19, 2018

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.
Published
July 17, 2018

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.’
Published
July 17, 2018

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.
Published
July 14, 2018

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.
Published
July 6, 2018

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.
Published
July 3, 2018

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.
Published
June 27, 2018

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.
Published
June 26, 2018

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.