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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PublishedJune 27, 2019
Goat restrained, returned to owner after chasing woman down street in Oakland
The incident took place just before 9 a.m. Sunday. The animal is not facing charges, according to Oakland police, who went to the scene.
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PublishedJune 27, 2019
China officials say outdated ordinance confused them, medical pot shop didn’t violate law
Town Manager Dennis Heath issued an apology letter to Route 3 store owner Nathan White after the incident, which highlighted confusion about the difference between retail and recreational marijuana sales.
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Alleged Palmyra child sex offender who fled state indicted by grand jury
David T. Freeman, 59, of Palmyra, is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault and three counts of unlawful sexual contact involving a minor under the age of 12.
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Construction manager promises maximum price of $7.9 million for Winslow school renovations
Four months ago, the project was expected to come in $3.1 million over budget, now the school department might be able to afford to bring back some of the components they sacrificed.
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Waterville yoga studio expands programming going into 10th year
School Street Yoga offered a free day of classes Sunday to celebrate the occasion.
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Maine’s styrofoam ban met with mixed response from Waterville-area businesses
The law, effective Jan. 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.
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PublishedJune 22, 2019
Caribbean jazz, home-cooked brunch rock Snow Pond Center for the Arts audience
Students at the 10-day intensive Caribbean Jazz Institute at the Sidney-based arts camp performed for a central Maine audience Saturday morning.
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PublishedJune 22, 2019
Five displaced after Waterville home burns down
No injuries were reported following the blaze on Mae Terrace early Saturday morning.
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PublishedJune 20, 2019
Fort Halifax Days to ‘bring history alive’ at former Massachusetts Bay Colony outpost in Winslow
The fifth annual Fort Halifax Days will take place Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at the national historic landmark off U.S. 201.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Local businesses chip in to reduce Oakland fire station costs by $64,000
Voters approved a $2.6 million plan to build a 12,000-square-foot fire station; now local businesses are helping reduce the taxpayer burden.
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