Last week Executive Director Richard Dorian said that in July facility will have to go from serving 53 children to 24.
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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Winslow council to address shortage of firefighters
The council plans to hold a workshop Friday afternoon to discuss the potential hiring of another full-time firefighter; officials also discussed the possibility of reinstating the town’s Fourth of July parade.
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Department of Transportation to hear public opinion on safety updates to Oakland intersections
A public meeting on increasing the safety of the intersections of Oak and Pleasant streets and Oak and Heath streets will take place at the Oakland Police Station on Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Vassalboro, Gardiner town managers lead Maine Municipal Association
Mary Sabins, town manager of Vassalboro, was sworn in as president of the Maine Municipal Associations executive committee in December. Gardiner City Manager Christine Landes is now vice president.
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Waterville’s Thomas College pioneering varsity-level eSports program
The private college is the first in Maine to offer a competitive video gaming program for its students.
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Oakland council grants resident multi-year tax break, make moves on new fire station
Counciors worked Wednesday to correct a valuation-related assessing error, discussed whether to sell properties in foreclosure and chose JF Scott Construction to manage construction of a $2.6 million fire station.
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Oakland, RSU 18 to provide recreational space for seniors
The former superintendent’s office at 41 Heath St. will become a gathering spot for the elderly from Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney, modeled after Richmond’s Golden Oldies Senior Center.
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Nick Isgro among three candidates for key Maine GOP position
Following losses in the Legislature and in Congress, Maine’s Republican Party will elect new leadership on Saturday; Isgro, Waterville’s mayor, is seeking the role of vice chairman.
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Vassalboro to convert streetlights to energy-efficient LEDs
Unlike other towns in the state, Vassalboro has decided to go through Central Maine Power Co. for the conversion project in order to avoid maintenance responsibilities and costs.
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Jackman residents file complaint against CMP, citing frequent outages
Residents hope the Public Utilities Commission will investigate a complaint that Central Maine Power Co. has provided inadequate and discriminatory service to ratepayers in Jackman, where they say the duration of outages has dramatically increased.