The Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad will run its final Santa’s Snowbird Express routes of the season at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday.
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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At untraditional holiday concert, students create ‘togetherness’ in Thorndike
The Mt. View High School group will perform its final “Carols in the Round” concert of the season Friday at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Skowhegan.
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Skowhegan residents, officials clash over cost of proposed public safety building
Skowhegan works to chart a path forward after a proposal for an $8.5 million public safety building was rejected by voters in November.
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Fiberight plant will not accept waste until at least April
The Maryland-based company has, once again, pushed back the date that its Hampden facility will begin to turn 115 Maine municipalities’ trash into biogas.
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Solar project at Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District on target
The 968.76-kilowatt project sited in Waterville is expected to cover 84 percent of the facility’s electricity needs each year and generate long-term savings of up to $2 million over 40 years.
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Tough luck for China residents with plow-damaged mailboxes
A newly adopted policy states that the town will not reimburse individuals for any damage done to their mailboxes, even if town plows or equipment caused the damage.
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For central Maine taxi drivers, it’s no fair game
With municipal policies unequally enforced, cab companies that operate in Waterville but are based in nearby towns face added fees and inspection requirements.
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Kennebec County towns to look to each other as emergency dispatch service decisions approach
Vassalboro Town Manager Mary Sabins hopes to get communities talking to each other about options for law enforcement dispatch and 911 answering services. The state-run Augusta regional communications center will no longer provide these services to 22 municipalities after June 2019.
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Friday night car crash breaks utility pole in Waterville
Police are continuing to investigate the incident, which took place on Main Street.
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Winslow police find pair of suspects in robbery, assault
Peter Genica, 26, and Priscilla Pagliaroli, 22, were arrested in connection with a Friday morning incident on China Road, police said.