Residents voted at a special town meeting Thursday to adopt a 180-day moratorium that pushes back against state plans for the Aroostook Renewable Gateway Project.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News quick strike team, where he focuses on telling the stories that impact Maine most through hard-hitting reporting, narrative storytelling and accountability journalism. His reporting ranges from government transparency and organized crime to housing policy and climate change. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025, covering about a dozen communities in Kennebec and Somerset counties. He joined the Sentinel in 2023 after graduating from Colorado State University while double majoring in political science and journalism & media communications.
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Craft fair season kicks off in central Maine with youth expo in Clinton
As towns and organizations across the state prepare to host craft fairs of their own, Clinton’s expo on Sunday was unique for its kid-specific focus.
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‘Listen to their stories’: Veterans honor veterans at Waterville parade
For veteran Pearley Lachance, Saturday’s parade was just another opportunity to bring attention to two decades of work to identify the names of the more than 700 veterans buried in an around Waterville without a proper military headstone.
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Man escapes with minor injuries after pickup truck rolls in Clinton
A man was hospitalized after overturning his truck on an Interstate 95 overpass and being trapped within the vehicle.
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Waterville man sentenced to 15 years after planning ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago-area mosque
Xavier Pelkey, 20, conspired with two minors in November 2021 to attack a Shia mosque, federal authorities said.
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Man arrested after threat leads to closure of charter schools in Skowhegan, Cornville
Jason Wakefield, of Detroit, is the parent of a student enrolled at Community Regional Charter School and authorities say he directed a threat at a staff member.
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One man arrested as schools, colleges in Maine go into lockdown
Threats were made against students and staff at MSAD 75, Northern Maine Community College and several Skowhegan-area schools.
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Etna man, 18, who threatened ‘Lewiston part two’ posed credible risk of violence, complaint says
Michael Bowden was arrested Sunday after he appeared to threaten to commit a shooting at the Walmart Supercenter in Palmyra, where he worked previously, and an internal investigation by the company deemed him a credible threat, according to a criminal complaint.
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Etna man arrested after threatening ‘Lewiston part two’ in social media photo, authorities say
Michael Bowden, 18, was arrested after sheriff’s officials say he posed with a bolt-action rifle and ammunition outside a Palmyra Walmart, threatening in a social media post to commit a mass shooting like the one last week in Lewiston.
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Bingham man taken into custody on new charges days after arrest on sex assault charges
Christopher C. Cates, 48, was charged early last week with assaulting two young children, and officials said after he was released from jail, he violated conditions of his release by contacting people involved in the assault case.