An expected 250 attendees will attend planned workshops and presentations focused on topics related to development, housing, transportation and other concepts that they can apply locally, organizers say.
Jake Freudberg
Staff Writer
Jake covers public safety, courts and immigration in central Maine. He started reporting at the Morning Sentinel in November 2023 and previously covered all kinds of news in Skowhegan and across Somerset County. 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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Madison wood insulation manufacturer to expand distribution in U.S., Canada under new partnership
TimberHP, a division of Belfast-based GO Lab Inc., revived a former Madison Paper Industries mill, and is now partnering with CertainTeed Inc.
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Committee, commissioners OK Somerset County budget, overall 3.1% tax increase for 2024-25
The increase comes after taxpayers were hit with a 9.8% increase last year, due largely to an increase in wages and inflation in the costs of materials and services, according to officials.
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Anson man indicted on charges of tampering with victim, soliciting murder after domestic violence incident
Brian D. Cloutier, 61, of North Anson, was indicted on charges related to the alleged assault in March and subsequently attempting to tamper with the alleged victim, according to court records.
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Somerset County residents to review proposed budget with overall 3.1% tax increase
Residents can comment on the budget at a public hearing Wednesday evening, which is expected to be followed by a vote to approve or modify the budget by the Budget Committee and then the Board of Commissioners.
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$3 million can be used for turf, grass or other parts of Skowhegan’s planned athletic complex, federal department says
Plans for the community center expansion project at 39 Poulin Drive include two sports fields, pickleball and tennis courts, a concession stand, new Little League field dugouts and a maintenance garage, among other infrastructure.
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Skowhegan-area voters accept proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The spending plan for 2024-25 next goes to a June 11 district budget validation referendum for final approval.
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Fidium Fiber to expand high-speed internet service to Pittsfield area
As part of its expansion across Maine, the company will install new fiber optic lines in the coming months in Pittsfield and surrounding towns, which may lead to disruptions as work is completed.
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Skowhegan-area voters to weigh in on proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The overall increase on property taxes in the proposed budget is about 3.95%, but the impact on each of the district’s six towns varies because of changes in state property valuation.
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For this year’s Somerset County Teacher of the Year, teaching runs in the family
Kaley Brown, a social studies teacher at Skowhegan Area High School, won the award this year, nearly a decade after her mother, a Skowhegan Area Middle School math teacher, won the same award.