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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PublishedDecember 10, 2018
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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PublishedDecember 9, 2018
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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PublishedDecember 8, 2018
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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PublishedDecember 7, 2018
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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PublishedDecember 7, 2018
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.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2018
Fire at Huhtamaki factory contained
Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler noted that fires at the facility are “not uncommon.”
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PublishedDecember 4, 2018
Officials seize drugs worth $3,000 in Newport arrests
MDEA and state police charged three people with trafficking heroin and crack cocaine during a traffic stop Saturday on Interstate 95.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2018
Fire in Troy home causes damage, but no injuries
Gary and Sylvia Glidden were at their house on 384 Bangor Road when flames started to spread. Troy fire chief Gregory Packard Jr. said that hoarding created a potentially deadly hazard.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2018
Jackman joins resistance against CMP power line project
Residents voted 78-11 to oppose the project Wednesday at a special town meeting.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2018
Winslow and Waterville schools to introduce anonymous threat-reporting system
The around-the-clock app, website and hotline service, called Say Something, could be implemented at area schools by June. The system was developed by families of victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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