The Labor Day weekend showings could be the last time the screen lights up at the drive-in movie theater. A recording at the drive-in’s main number says “it may be the Skowhegan Drive-In Theater’s last.” The local spot coined as “Skowhegan’s Only Drive-In Theatre” had been open since 1954, with current owner Don Brown it’s fourth owner over 6 decades. According to Brown, revenue and attendance have fallen off to the point that operations are no longer sustainable. Photos taken by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Michael G. Seamans.
Marla Hoffman
Staff Writer
Marla has been a journalist for the past 17-plus years at newspapers in Maine and Connecticut. She has been a writer, a designer, a photographer, a columnist and, for the past six years, the managing editor for the evening shift at the Sun Journal.
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The Great Falls Balloon Festival wakes up from a long sleep Friday morning
The crowd collectively smiles — phones aloft and pointed toward the people waving goodbye from above, Marla Hoffman writes.
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Photos: US Navy Blue Angels thrill crowd Sunday at Great State of Maine Air Show
Thousands lined up to get up close to an array of aircraft at Brunswick Executive Airport.
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Photos: Kent’s Hill graduates 56 seniors
The school’s 197th graduation ceremony was held Saturday in Readfield.
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Police locate missing Skowhegan woman
It was reported Tuesday morning that Nancy Dickson was found safe.
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Six people injured in fire that destroyed Rumford apartment buildings
Witnesses at the scene say several buildings collapsed on Hancock Street in Rumford.
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Girls get hands-on experience in trade careers at Farmington workshop
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Brunswick continuing adjustments for asylum seekers
Town spending nearly $200,000 to address adequate staffing at schools, and finding ways to assist families with laundry and transportation needs.
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Topsham reviews plans for new coffee shop, 16-lot subdivision
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Bat tests positive for rabies in Bath
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