Colin Ellis

Staff Writer

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
January 29, 2017

New Portland house destroyed by fire

The cause of the fire on Carrabassett Road on Saturday is unknown at this point, but two wood stoves and a pellet stove were apparently going in the unoccupied house.
Published
January 29, 2017

Maine wardens’ chaplain urges people to talk with those they disagree with as she pursues her ‘year of thinking dangerously’

Kate Braestrup, a nationally recognized author and public speaker, addressed the congregation at the Universalist-Unitarian Church in Waterville.
Published
January 28, 2017

Scaled-back Winter Fun Day still a hit on Waterville’s Quarry Road

The free skiing, snowshoeing and biking event drew hundreds as organizers sought to introduce the park to new visitors and get people outside during the winter.
Published
January 26, 2017

Police: Man charged with OUI after driving wrong way on I-95 in Waterville

Jack Bullock, 66, of Bangor, allegedly struck a guardrail and got turned around, telling police he didn’t know where he was driving.
Published
January 26, 2017

Maine high court rules Newport woman can’t claim damages over ‘wrongful’ birth

Kayla Doherty sued a drug manufacturer and the U.S. government after a failed procedure to insert a birth control device resulted in Doherty becoming pregnant and giving birth to a healthy baby.
Published
January 25, 2017

Waterville’s Quarry Road to host Winter Fun Day on Saturday

Formerly known as the Winter Carnival, the scaled-back annual event Saturday in Waterville will go on despite rainy conditions leading up to the weekend.
Published
January 24, 2017

Nor’easter pounds central Maine with dangerous mix of snow, rain, sleet

The National Weather Service said the storm would bring a mixture of precipitation with about 2-4 inches of accumulation, including two-tenths of an inch of ice.
Published
January 23, 2017

Incoming snowstorm to make for messy roads in central Maine

The National Weather Service predicts between 3 and 6 inches of snow for the Augusta-Waterville region before possibly turning to sleet later Tuesday.
Published
January 23, 2017

Car set to be repossessed is stolen in Fairfield

A 2011 Nissan Ultima on Crane Drive had been signed back over to the bank, but it turns out the vehicle was actually stolen, police said.
Published
January 20, 2017

Central Maine Republicans praise peaceful transition of power as Trump becomes president

While reports of confrontations between and protesters came out throughout the day, Maine residents said Trump’s swearing in was a peaceful and exciting moment.