Madeline St. Amour – Page 7 – The Portland Press Herald

Morning Sentinel

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.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Study: Early Head Start fails to serve thousands of Maine children

by Madeline St. Amour June 16, 2017June 17, 2017

Gov. LePage’s proposed $1.8 million funding cut is predicted to ‘absolutely devastate the program.’

Local & State, News

Vintage instrument of humiliation, ‘tramp chair’ returns to Oakland

by Madeline St. Amour June 10, 2017June 10, 2017

The transportable cage that was patented in 1896 will be put on display during OakFest on July 21.

Business, Local & State, News

Purchase of Backyard Farms in Madison seen as positive acquisition

by Madeline St. Amour June 9, 2017June 9, 2017

Mastronardi Produce Ltd., of Ontario, said the company will keep the greenhouses running without interruption, and Madison town manger said there won’t be any layoffs.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Two arrested in Norridgewock drug bust

by Madeline St. Amour June 6, 2017June 6, 2017

Beau McCormick, 36, of New Portland, and Kaylene Robbins, 22, of Anson, were charged with multiple felonies in what police say is an ongoing investigation into the sale of heroin in Somerset County.