New Mainers are buying and operating village markets and variety stores across the state, often in rural areas where they are preserving the only retail access to gas, groceries and other necessities for miles around.
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Defense the safe bet at Skowhegan football practice, and other things learned Tuesday
River Hawks head coach, and everyone’s favorite teacher, Brad Cyr ramps up intensity with competition drills.
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From infancy to fifth grade, the new Margaret Chase Community School and Hight Family Learning Center may be a model for education across the state
Built with private and federal money for no additional cost to local taxpayers, the school is the first new construction in Maine to include a high quality early childhood education center in its walls.
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Skowhegan’s Madison Avenue, U.S. Route 2 set to be paved
Road work, expected to start in the coming weeks, will stop during the Skowhegan State Fair in August, according to state transportation officials.
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Pittsfield man arrested after late night chase in Hartland, Canaan area
Sheriff’s deputies pursued Brett Johnson around Hartland, St. Albans and Canaan, ultimately boxing in his vehicle after using a spike mat to slow him down, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said.
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National Guard wraps up third year of work at Lake George Regional Park
A crew of about 20 has been working for the last two weeks on improvements to the social hall on the west side of the park in hopes of drawing people year-round.
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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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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.
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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.
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Skowhegan-area voters approve $51.44 million school budget
The MSAD 54 budget, which goes to voters again in a June referendum, comes with an overall property tax increase of just about 2%.