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 8, 2019
About 35 miles of Maine roads have been treated with now-banned sealant
The surfaces are safe to drive on, though, according to a Maine Department of Transportation official.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2019
Ravaged by October fire, McCormack Building Supply reopens in Winslow
The company’s hardware store and showroom is almost completely restocked at a new temporary location at 10 China Road in Winslow.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2019
Man ‘gravely injured’ in Vassalboro car crash
Officials suspect intoxicated driving was involved in Saturday’s accident on Nelson Road.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2019
Maine to stop using road sealant suspected of making travel lanes slick
The Maine Department of Transportation has decided to halt the use of fog sealant on roadways after finding its application is imprecise and involves too much “eyeballing.”
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Johnny’s Selected Seeds buys part of Winslow building from town for $1.65M
The seed company has occupied the building since 2002, according to Town Manager Michael Heavener. Winslow is hoping to sell the other part of the building to current occupant Orion Ropeworks in the next year.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Waterville hospital failed to protect patient from abuse, federal agency finds
A male sonographer sexually touched a 76-year-old woman during an unnecessary ultrasound at Northern Light Inland Hospital in April, according to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2019
South Korean official lays groundwork for business collaboration in central Maine
Local business development leaders tout the advantages of expanding businesses in central Maine over the Boston area, where the Republic of Korea has established its biohealth, future-car, non-memory chip, robotics and technology industries.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Community mourns unexpected death of Winslow fire captain who trained more than 700 Maine firefighters
Scott Higgins died unexpectedly Monday at age 49. His memorial service will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. at Centerpoint Community Church in Waterville.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Longtime Winslow fire department official dies unexpectedly at age 49
Fellow firefighters and town officials said Capt. Scott Higgins’ loss will be felt statewide and that he was a consummate professional who also ran a Christmas tree farm.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
‘Pure vengeance’: Sen. King on Republican efforts to reveal identity of whistleblower
Independent Sen. Angus King also voiced suspicion over the timing of Republicans’ interest in investigating Hunter Biden.
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