Cheyenne Stevens, who has been interim town manager since April, officially takes the job July 1.
Jake Freudberg
Staff Writer
Jake covers Skowhegan and Somerset County for the Morning Sentinel. He started reporting at the Morning Sentinel in November 2023. Jake grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Tufts University. While in school, Jake wrote for various news organizations in the Boston area. He’s also a Maine whitewater rafting guide and lived in Spain’s Canary Islands for a year.
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Skowhegan’s island has a new takeout spot
Mammy’s Kitchen started serving up food Wednesday. And yes, there’s still ice cream.
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Skowhegan’s ‘Firefighter Rick’ retires after teaching fire safety for decades
A former teacher who followed his dream of being a firefighter, Capt. Rick Caldwell worked his last shift as a full-time firefighter Thursday.
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Madison Hannaford supermarket to get new look
The remodel is expected to be completed by fall, the supermarket chain said.
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Madison man arrested after break-in at middle school
Police believe the man broke in through a classroom window.
Posted inCommunity, Elections, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Pittsfield-area voters approve $15.2M school budget
The Maine School Administrative District 53 budget comes with an overall increase of 1.70% and a local tax increase of 5.58%.
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Skowhegan-area voters approve school budget, cost-sharing change
The budget reflects an overall local tax increase of less than 2%, while the cost-sharing formula will use a combination of valuation and pupil count.
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Skowhegan voters elect DuBois to select board, 4 to school board
Matthew DuBois beat Newell Graf for a 3-year term on the board.
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Madison voters elect 2 new select board members
Christopher Roy and Brandon Hagopian beat out Jacob Elliott, Ryan Murphy and Louis Milton.
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Madison voters adopt school budget with 10% tax increase
The $11.98 million spending plan is up 1.49%, but the portion funded by local property taxes is up 10.12% due to a drop in state funding.