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
January 15, 2019

Department of Transportation to hear public opinion on safety updates to Oakland intersections

A public meeting on increasing the safety of the intersections of Oak and Pleasant streets and Oak and Heath streets will take place at the Oakland Police Station on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Published
January 14, 2019

Vassalboro, Gardiner town managers lead Maine Municipal Association

Mary Sabins, town manager of Vassalboro, was sworn in as president of the Maine Municipal Associations executive committee in December. Gardiner City Manager Christine Landes is now vice president.
Published
January 12, 2019

Waterville’s Thomas College pioneering varsity-level eSports program

The private college is the first in Maine to offer a competitive video gaming program for its students.
Published
January 10, 2019

Oakland council grants resident multi-year tax break, make moves on new fire station

Counciors worked Wednesday to correct a valuation-related assessing error, discussed whether to sell properties in foreclosure and chose JF Scott Construction to manage construction of a $2.6 million fire station.
Published
January 9, 2019

Oakland, RSU 18 to provide recreational space for seniors

The former superintendent’s office at 41 Heath St. will become a gathering spot for the elderly from Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney, modeled after Richmond’s Golden Oldies Senior Center.
Published
January 9, 2019

Nick Isgro among three candidates for key Maine GOP position

Following losses in the Legislature and in Congress, Maine’s Republican Party will elect new leadership on Saturday; Isgro, Waterville’s mayor, is seeking the role of vice chairman.
Published
December 29, 2018

Vassalboro to convert streetlights to energy-efficient LEDs

Unlike other towns in the state, Vassalboro has decided to go through Central Maine Power Co. for the conversion project in order to avoid maintenance responsibilities and costs.
Published
December 27, 2018

Jackman residents file complaint against CMP, citing frequent outages

Residents hope the Public Utilities Commission will investigate a complaint that Central Maine Power Co. has provided inadequate and discriminatory service to ratepayers in Jackman, where they say the duration of outages has dramatically increased.
Published
December 25, 2018

Christmas dinner unites Waterville community

The 12th annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner served as many as 1,000 people on Tuesday afternoon, volunteers said.
Published
December 23, 2018

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.