Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls

Meg Robbins Kennebec Journal

Meg Robbins covers general news in the towns of Oakland, Winslow, China and Vassalboro for the Morning Sentinel. Though she grew up in New Jersey, her ties to Maine reach back generations. Meg’s work has appeared in the Vineyard Gazette, Pine Tree Watch, NJ Spotlight and various other outlets. A graduate of Bowdoin College, Meg began working for the Morning Sentinel in Sept. 2018 after living in South Africa for a year, where she produced a documentary about stand-up comedy. She geeks out over “Saturday Night Live,” movies, cats and good coffee.

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March 4, 2023

Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls

First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.
Published
February 8, 2023

Video: Augusta students sing national anthem at Maine State House

The Cony Concert Choir kicked off the morning session Tuesday of the House of Representatives.
Published
December 14, 2022

Skowhegan man identified as driver arrested after driving onto tarmac at Augusta State Airport

Corey Adams, 28, was arrested Tuesday and is being held without bail at the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta.
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November 16, 2022

Thinking Things Through: Counting down to Christmas, in due time

Tradition holds that the Christmas season begins on the first Sunday of Advent, Liz Soares writes.
Published
November 9, 2022

Election roundup: Municipal races, local ballot questions in central Maine

A roundup of unofficial election results for contested municipal races and ballot questions in the greater Augusta and Waterville areas.
Published
October 13, 2022

Vienna man who went missing last week found safe

Michael Holmes, 71, was reported missing Saturday.
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September 1, 2022

Litchfield man uses garden hose to douse flames at trailer home

The man’s efforts held the flames at bay until firefighters could arrive at his home on Hathorne Lane. No one was injured.
Published
August 31, 2022

Heavy rain damages downtown Hallowell road

Failure in the system’s underground storm drain system may have caused pavement on Winthrop Street to ripple Wednesday morning, officials said.
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August 10, 2022

Backyard Naturalist: Science, fiction and the oak

An attempt to identify an unknown object in the woods reveals a natural phenomenon that could generate science fiction, Dana Wilde writes.
Published
June 20, 2022

Photos: Salvaging wood from Maine’s oldest opera house

Renovations to Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, considered the state’s oldest opera house, began this month. A crew from Barn Boards & More, a local wood salvaging business, was pulling up and saving the tongue-and-groove floor boards from the theater Thursday to reuse as flooring or make into tabletops. By December 2023, the three-story performing arts venue in Gardiner is expected to reopen to the public with a 400-seat theater, a large lobby and concession area, full-service box office, green rooms for performers, and an elevator. Local hotel owner Benjamin Johnson turned the former livery stable into a performance hall in 1884, and it became an opera house in 1888. All photos by Kennebec Journal photojournalist Joe Phelan.