Zara Norman is a reporter covering the Winslow and Oakland area for the Morning Sentinel. She graduated from Brown University in 2022, where she took classes in journalism while majoring in History and Classics. While at Brown she managed a comedy publication and interned with The Boston Globe’s Rhode Island bureau. A native to England, Zara now lives in Waterville.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Groups start new effort to buy land, protect water quality of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison
The Lake Wesserunsett Association says that in order to ensure water quality doesn’t decline, it will be raising $30,000 for an emergency fund to purchase and conserve land around the lake as it comes on the market.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Madison town manager to soon take on new role as Somerset County administrator
Tim Curtis saw dramatic changes in Madison over the last eight years, including the closure of the paper mill and its resurrection as a manufacturing hub, and now he’s turning his attention to the economic development needs of the county.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
A $2.4 million expansion of Winslow Elementary School nears completion
The project is using federal funding to add four new classrooms, two office spaces and two bathrooms to the school, officials say.
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Waterville boy, 9, rushed to alert tenants to Madison apartment fire, chief says
Devin Dumais was staying with his grandparents Sunday when he saw heavy smoke billowing from the apartment building at 25 Bean St., according to Chief Don French of the Madison Fire Department.
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PublishedJune 17, 2023
Come rain or shine, annual Fort Halifax Days celebration aims to keep Winslow history alive
Though some historic reenactments and demonstrations held annually at Fort Halifax Park were rained out this year, spirits were still high among eventgoers, and a plaque commemorating the site was rededicated by local chapter members of The Daughters of the American Revolution.
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PublishedJune 16, 2023
Madison home destroyed in back-to-back fires over two days, official says
The initial fire at the home on River Road began due to the improper disposal of smoking material, but fire Chief Don French said it’s not clear how the second fire began a day later.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
Despite firefighters’ complaints, Winslow town officials on track to make public safety merger permanent soon
A Winslow fire official says 11 of the 12 career firefighters no longer support the merger and ‘morale in the firehouse has dropped significantly from the deputy chief position down to the lowest member.’
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PublishedJune 12, 2023
Skowhegan voters approve $17.4 million budget at annual Town Meeting
Voters approved all 66 articles, but shot down a proposal to add an assistant town manager at the Town Office.
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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Eight candidates from Skowhegan vie for four seats on the MSAD 54 School Board
Along with deciding on the candidates in Tuesday’s election, residents are to vote on a $41.8 million school budget for 2023-24.
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PublishedJune 9, 2023
Madison seniors advised to embrace failure on the path to success at graduation ceremony
Forty-five diplomas were handed out to Madison Area Memorial High School seniors at a Friday evening graduation ceremony.
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