Cony, Messalonskee, Monmouth and Mt. Blue all have multiple picks on this year’s area-best list.
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2025 Central Maine All-Region girls tennis team
Bangor/Nokomis, Maranacook and Waterville feature two players each.
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Posted inSports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
2025 Central Maine All-Region boys tennis team
Skowhegan’s Drake Turcotte, a Varsity Maine All-State, is among local standouts this year.
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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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Madison theatrics, outdoor concerts in Skowhegan, Gardiner, Norridgewock and Old Hallowell Day are set
If that doesn’t work for you, check out the annual Summer Splash day in Clinton, the statewide annual loon count, or go for a walk in Vaughan Woods.
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Somerset County officials oppose bill to limit work with immigration authorities
The Board of Commissioners appears poised to approve a resolution to express its opposition to the bill, which passed the Legislature but is expected to sit on the governor’s desk until January.
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Somerset County commissioners leave forfeited gun disposal to the sheriff
After months of discussing the issue, a majority of commissioners voted to slightly change the county’s policy to require the sheriff make two yearly reports regarding forfeited guns.
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Augusta, Waterville, Farmington music events, bike park opening in Carrabasset Valley among things to do this week
Don’t miss “Ravenscroft” on stage in Madison, and the Coburn Park music series begins this week.
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Skowhegan man convicted of Madison robbery to be resentenced
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court threw out Raymond Ellis Jr.’s 20-year prison sentence on the grounds that a judge considered his supposed failure to take responsibility an aggravating factor.
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Madison’s TimberHP emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with eye on ‘sustainable’ future
The wood fiber insulation manufacturer that brought Madison’s former paper mill back to life had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March.