Waterville area police reports for Feb. 17, 2019.
Meg Robbins
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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Sun, snow draw Waterville community to Quarry Road Trails
Over 200 spent Saturday at the recreation area, where they tried cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and fat-tire biking free as a part of Winter Fun Day, while snow-sculpting team The Carvivores built an 8-foot-tall cat and and helped children create a snow lizard.
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Claim of state dispatch center underfunding disputed as Gardiner looks to rally affected Kennebec County towns
Cliff Wells denies Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason’s claim the regional dispatch center is underfunded, while Gardiner proposes a solution to keep the center running for 22 communities.
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Oakland receives grant to explore improvements to downtown internet access
The town has received $15,000 from the Maine Community Foundation, which it will use to evaluate Oakland’s existing broadband infrastructure and identify opportunities.
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State-run dispatch center in Augusta allegedly underfunded for years
A lack of funding for the state-run regional communications center in Augusta has contributed to the dispatch service problems 22 Kennebec County communities currently face.
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Rising construction costs push Winslow school renovation $3.1M over budget
School board, building committee and Town Council members met Tuesday evening to discuss possible options, including scaling back the project.
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Police: 4 arrested following Waterville drug bust
On Thursday at noon, police searched an Elm Street apartment, where they found a “significant” amount of crack cocaine and fentanyl, according to Waterville police Chief Joe Massey.
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PUC to consider looking into complaints about CMP service in Jackman, Caratunk, Dover-Foxcroft
The period for submitting a public comment ends on Friday, Feb. 8. The PUC’s Administrative Director Harry Lanphear said that the commission would likely discuss whether or not to launch a formal investigation into CMP before the end of the month.
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Morning Sentinel Feb. 6 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 6, 2019.
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Kennebec County commissioners debate dispatching changes
No matter what, the cost of dispatching law enforcement next year will increase for 22 Kennebec County communities. Municipal and county officials continue to discuss viable options for the future and plan to convene again Tuesday.