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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PublishedAugust 9, 2018
Five years after his capture, North Pond Hermit’s story still draws an audience
Dozens pack the Belgrade Public Library to hear from some of those who finally caught up with Christopher Knight after his 27 years in the woods.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2018
Oakland’s Oakfest keeps growing
Saturday’s festivities, including live music and a classic car show, draw hundreds of people. And there’s more on Sunday.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2018
State ethics commission defers to court on withheld campaign funding
Members agree it’s unfair for Clean Elections candidates not to get the money they’re due but say the panel lacks the power to release it.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2018
Ethics Commission to meet as 2 candidates still await their Clean Election funding
Candidates who are owed money because of a typographic error in the state’s biennial budget say the lack of financing is putting them at a competitive disadvantage.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2018
Commerce Department decision allows for Verso, Canadian paper industries to move forward with $42 million settlement
Sen. Susan Collins praises the decision, saying it could allow for major reinvestment in the Jay mill.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2018
‘The Bookshop’ kicks off Maine International Film Festival
In its 21st year, annual movie event in Waterville ‘more like a reunion.’
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PublishedJuly 7, 2018
Fairfield police found ‘deficiencies’ during manhunt for accused murderer
They replace older firearms, batteries for portable radios and flashlights and combat gear.
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PublishedMay 29, 2018
Worker training gets attention as Sen. Collins, labor secretary tour Maine sites
They visit Cianbro in Pittsfield and a job corps center in Bangor that are models of worker development, a trend seen around the country as companies deal with a shortage of skilled applicants.
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PublishedMay 27, 2018
Colby graduates urged to advance civility, sense of community
Meanwhile, a call to passion accompanies the bestowal of 475 Bates diplomas in Lewiston.
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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Benton’s alewife festival is canceled because of rainy forecast, but the annual run is going strong
Some 3 million of the fish are headed up the Sebasticook River to spawn in Maine’s largest spring alewife run.
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