The 12th annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner served as many as 1,000 people on Tuesday afternoon, volunteers said.
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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Oakland church hopes outdoor Christmas event promotes sense of community
Kingdom Life Church held its annual outdoor holiday festival at Oakland Waterfront Park on Sunday evening, where guests took rides on a horse-drawn sleigh and sang carols.
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Mainer robbed at gunpoint after responding to social media ad, police say
Police say suspects stole cash and fled on foot after an assault and robbery on Brown Road in Hartland.
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Unity Christmas train offers glimpse of magic
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.
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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.