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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PublishedOctober 29, 2018
Pittsfield man arrested after alleged year-long sexual assault of minor
Kent Lary, 59, told authorities he had a sexual relationship with a local girl since she was 14.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2018
Historic central Maine safe houses reveal area’s ties to Underground Railroad
Even in Maine, families involved with helping runaway slaves escape to Canada feared the vigilant eyes of disapproving neighbors.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2018
With architect and construction manager locked down, Winslow proceeds with school updates
The move follows a close vote in June over an $8.1 million bond to pay for renovations.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2018
A technological match made in Newport
Although Maine’s wood turneries have dwindled, one facility continues to thrive as its unique way of making drumsticks and mallets makes it the world’s leader.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
Augusta police uncertain solution to Kennebec County’s dispatch concerns
To accommodate an influx of 25,000 annual calls, the city’s department would need to hire four new dispatchers, driving annual rates higher than towns might be willing to budget for.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2018
State changes dispatching software, causing stir for contracting towns
After the state’s switch to the Spillman computer-aided dispatch program, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and the Gardiner Police Department face the decision of buying it or seeking dispatch service elsewhere.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2018
Causeway construction in China to last through early November
Causeway Road will be closed through at least November 9 as structural repairs are made. Updates to make the causeway a more recreational space will begin next year.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2018
Thomas College debuts new trails for students, Waterville community
The Sukeforth Family Trail System provides roughly 3 miles of running, walking and biking terrain.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2018
Fire rekindles at St. Albans residence
Twenty-four hours after a wood stove fire destroyed a Hartland Road farmhouse, it raged again. Fire Chief Jason Emery said the resurgence was not unusual.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2018
Hundreds march in Waterville to support Alzheimer’s research
On Saturday, nearly 300 Waterville-area people who have been affected by the disease in various ways gathered to support each other — and the cause.
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