Dylan Tusinski is a general assignment reporter at the Morning Sentinel covering Winslow, Vassalboro, Belgrade, and other communities in northern Kennebec County. He graduated from Colorado State University in 2023, double majoring in political science and journalism & media communications. While in college, Dylan wrote about news, politics, art, entertainment and more for The Rocky Mountain Collegian, one of the oldest student-run newspapers in the country.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
‘No warning’ official says, as more than 20,000 pounds of food at Winslow pantry soiled by flood
Food for hundreds of families across Kennebec and Somerset counties had to be thrown away after floodwaters breached the Winslow Community Cupboard. Employees say the water came without warning.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Gas stations in central Maine see surge in demand for fuel, pizza
With most of central Maine without power, most are turning to convenience stores for basic necessities. Some are even showering there.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Wayne teen sentenced to 5 years after admitting to murdering his 14-year-old girlfriend
Aidan Grant, 16, was sentenced Monday to five years at Portland’s Long Creek Youth Development Center. He is accused of killing Brooke McLaughlin last year in Mount Vernon.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
Police probe cut-and-run of treetop at Vassalboro fire station
The upper half of a large spruce tree, which was donated a decade ago by a volunteer firefighter, was found missing over the weekend.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
As Maine intensifies ‘forever chemical’ testing, one-third of sampled Unity water wells deemed unsafe
Of 91 water wells tested recently in Unity by the state, 33 of those had higher PFAS levels than what Maine considers safe.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2023
Norridgewock woman arrested after stabbing man in head during domestic dispute, police say
Lindsay Richard, 40, was arrested after police say she stabbed a former partner whom she had previously assaulted.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Three suspects arrested after Norridgewock armed robbery prompts shelter-in-place advisories
Police responded to a robbery at a residence on Airport Road shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday and the search for the suspects ended around 1:30 p.m., according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2023
Police: Fairfield death ruled a homicide, suspect arrested after lighting car on fire following chase
Edwin Weeks, 62, of Fairfield, was found dead in his home from “sharp force trauma” and Raheem Shamar Goodwin was charged with murder in the case, Maine State Police said. The homicide capped one of the deadliest months in Maine’s history.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Dexter regional school evacuated following bomb threat
Ridge View Community School, which enrolls students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, was cleared Thursday, and students were taken across town to Dexter Regional High School, where parents picked them up.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Sentencing of Liberty man convicted of raping juvenile delayed an eighth time
Wade Drew Brayman, 64, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Belfast on several counts of sexual assault, but his court-appointed lawyer, much like several others before him, asked to be removed from the case because of disagreements and confrontations with Brayman.
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