Richard Murray-Burns of Hartland, who was wounded in a gunfight with police, makes his first court appearance.
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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Teen pulls himself out of the Kennebec after breaking through ice
Aaron Hall, 14, of Waterville is ‘found and safe,’ officials say.
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More details emerge from Waterville-Canaan shootout that wounded officer, suspect
Richard Murray-Burns, 29, of Harmony allegedly initiated a car chase and shooting after Waterville police pulled him over Sunday after a report of shoplifting at Walmart.
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Winslow Fire and Rescue department to gain paramedic training
It’s part of an initiative to help address the shortage of emergency care providers statewide.
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Vassalboro woman faces five charges after drunk driving incident on Main Street in Waterville
Harmony Dillaway, 40, hit a parked car and a streetlight Tuesday night and then attempted to flee the scene, police said.
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Waterville man who tried to con his way into an early release from prison pleads guilty
Frank Curtis, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiring to make false statements to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and to committing mail fraud.
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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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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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Man ‘gravely injured’ in Vassalboro car crash
Officials suspect intoxicated driving was involved in Saturday’s accident on Nelson Road.
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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.”