Meg Robbins

Kennebec Journal

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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Published
March 13, 2019

Thorndike voters may create municipal fire department after mass resignations, leadership dispute

Residents will decide whether to turn the fire company into a municipal department and will begin discussions about building a new salt and sand shed at Saturday’s Town Meeting.
Published
March 12, 2019

Winslow keeps architect, construction manager for school project despite budget controversy

Stephen Blatt Architects and Ledgewood Construction submitted a budget proposal that turned out to be $3.125 million below the actual cost of the project.
Published
March 12, 2019

Waterville man arrested in California after allegedly threatening Google

Kyle Long, 33, drove across the country to confront Google employees after YouTube blocked his channel.
Published
March 11, 2019

Maine Supreme Court dismisses Waterville plastic bag dispute after challengers miss deadline

Shaun Caron and Cathy Weeks notified the Clerk of Court that they no longer wished to pursue the issue.
Published
March 11, 2019

Smithfield holds annual Town Meeting

Summary of the March 9 Town Meeting, including total budget passed, major spending items, local race results and attendance.
Published
March 11, 2019

Newport, Stetson individuals charged following Burger King drug bust

On Friday the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Police searched a Ford Focus, found heroin and drug packaging materials and paraphernalia, and arrested a Newport man and Stetson woman.
Published
March 10, 2019

Winslow trailer manufacturer to expand operations into old Sukee ice arena, boost jobs

Trapper Clark, owner of ALCOM LLC, says the acquisition of the $1 million facility is expected to bring upwards of 150 jobs to the Winslow area within three years.
Published
March 8, 2019

Waterville PD to host benefit concert for its opioid recovery program

The third annual family-friendly “Musicians for HOPE” concert will take place on Saturday to help Operation HOPE fund the recovery of people in the greater Waterville area who are addicted to opioids.
Published
March 8, 2019

Waterville police arrest six people in two drug busts Thursday

The department’s drug unit seized what Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey called a “significant” amount of fentanyl, crack and powdered cocaine on Thursday.
Published
March 6, 2019

Taxation committee postpones action on China’s opt-out tax bill

Legislators will seek the opinion of the attorney general on the constitutionality of a bill that would allow municipalities to choose whether to tax business equipment and personal property.