Waterville police and six other law enforcement agencies seized about 2.29 ounces of drugs Friday morning during searches at 13 Gray St., Apartment 1; 5 Gray Ave., Apartment 1; and 45 Summer St., Apartment 3.
Meg Robbins
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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Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville rolls out anonymous threat reporting system
Students received training on the Say Something smartphone app Tuesday. Waterville and Winslow junior high and high schools will introduce the technology at the beginning of next year.
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Unity College partners with Google to offer applied computing courses
Unity College was one of 20 colleges across the country selected to participate in the program. The first course will be offered this fall and the second will be offered in spring 2020.
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15-year-old charged with terrorizing after alleged threats against Mount View High School
The suspect was “immediately isolate(d)” on Monday, according to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
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Video: Lawrence High students’ protest of principal’s resignation met with silence
Over 300 students participated in a walkout Wednesday morning at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, marching to the SAD 49 superintendent’s office, but Superintendent Reza Namin did not make an appearance.
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Maine medical marijuana retail operation prompts some confusion
The town’s code enforcement officer said he does not have a reason to believe that the owner, Nathan White, has violated a local policy. Town Manager Dennis Heath and police Sgt. Tracey Frost seem to think otherwise.
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Waterville man who sued Betty Crocker going to prison
Gregory Violette, 64, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for failing to report settlement money from his Betty Crocker lawsuit — violating conditions of his supervised release.
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China Democrat enters 2020 presidential race
Fred Wiand, 78, plans to embark on a national tour to promote his campaign at 1 p.m. Saturday at the China Lake boat launch on Causeway Road. He is at least the second man from the Kennebec County town to run for the nation’s highest office.
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Poliquin denounces ranked-choice voting, addresses student voting in talk at Colby
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said the voter-approved ranked-choice process was a “scam” and that Colby students have the legal right to vote in local elections if they obtain a Maine driver’s license within 30 days of living in the state.
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Waterville man who allegedly threatened Google arrested for violating protection order
Kyle Long, 33, also was charged with criminal mischief for breaking the window of an SUV after his wife did not answer the door Thursday morning at a family member’s apartment, police said.