Following a Skowhegan Police Department investigation, Douglas Perkins, 31, was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
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State closes ATV trails at Mt. Blue State Park indefinitely
The trails and bridges along the 20-mile loop are too narrow, and the state lacks the funding to fix the short route.
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Augusta student wins national recognition in American history essay contest
Tristan Morton’s essay on ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever’ by John Phillip Sousa placed second nationally in Daughter of the American Revolution’s essay contest for the sixth grade.
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Angus King presses military to begin brain screenings immediately
The Army reservist who killed 18 people in Lewiston in October was found to have brain injuries caused by blast exposure during military training.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State distributes $3 million to boost sales of Maine-made goods
Forty-six Maine companies received a share of the grant funding as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Central Maine 4th of July celebration draws thousands to Clinton
Two days of events, including a country music concert, parade and fireworks display, were expected to bring about 25,000 people to Clinton on Wednesday and Thursday, organizers said.
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Jay man seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Chesterville
Christopher Titus, 23, was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he lost control Monday afternoon on a corner on Ridge Road.
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Franklin County commissioners to seek bids for infirmary, OK purchase of 3 cruisers
Franklin County courthouse, other county government offices to be closed Thursday and Friday.
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Skowhegan Opera House has a new operator with big plans
Lights Up Productions, which formed in November, signed a three-year lease with the town to renovate and operate the 115-year-old venue.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Rep. Jared Golden says Donald Trump will win ‘and I’m OK with that’
The Lewiston Democrat predicts Joe Biden will lose the presidential election in November, and that democracy will not fail because ‘no one man is strong enough to take it away from us.’