Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan area on this date for the week of June 16-23, 2025.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan school demolition plans prompt search for ‘time capsule’
It turns out what the group of former teachers remembered as a time capsule was likely instead notes students wrote inside the columns of an archway art project.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan man rescued after crashing into stream
Speed is believed to be a factor as police continue to investigate the Tuesday night crash, which left the man with minor injuries.
Posted inElections, Kennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine voters OK school budgets; Embden rejects RSU 74 withdrawal
Thousands went to the polls in central Maine on Tuesday to vote on school budgets and local elected positions.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan voters approve $19 million budget at town meeting
Voters agreed to hire two additional police officers and decided to fund the full requests from some local organizations over town officials’ recommendations for lesser amounts.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
All you need is love and French music in Skowhegan
Louise Savoy, 86, is host of ‘Just Over the Moon,’ a show on HooSkow Radio that airs French and French Canadian music and songs.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Five softball takeaways heading into Maine state tournaments
A South and A North have vastly different makeups, a perennial power looms in B South, and defending champs in C and D face stiff challenges.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Appalachian Trail conservation project in Somerset County continues to divide commissioners
A majority of county commissioners said they still object to a land trust’s acquisition of more than 1,800 acres next to Moxie Pond on behalf of the federal government.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Bangor man sentenced on drug charges related to Madison woman’s death
Andrew L. Blais, 38, is to serve eight years in state prison for drug trafficking and furnishing charges, before serving a sentence in a separate federal case.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Hartland man sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor in Canaan
Christopher Todd, 36, is to serve at least three years in prison as part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors.