Skowhegan-area voters accept proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54

The spending plan for 2024-25 next goes to a June 11 district budget validation referendum for final approval.

Skowhegan-area voters to weigh in on proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54

The overall increase on property taxes in the proposed budget is about 3.95%, but the impact on each of the district’s six towns varies because of changes in state property valuation.

One arrested as sheriff’s office busts another illegal marijuana grow in Norridgewock

Yibin Zhao, 55, was arrested at a residence where authorities confiscated more than 200 cannabis plants as authorities continue investigating clandestine growing facilities throughout central Maine.

Sheriff: Man arrested as investigation continues into rural illegal cannabis grows

Jian Ji Wu, 63, was arrested after authorities raided a Canaan residence earlier this week and found nearly 900 cannabis plants inside.

Belgrade camp hosts May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games

Central Maine arrest log: May 3-10, 2024

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for May 3-10, 2024.

Suspect in police chase indicted on new charge of attempting to set dog on fire with tequila

In October 2020, Christopher T. Farrow led police on a chase across central Maine and fled the state before he was arrested in Vermont months later.

A busy spring of improvements is planned for Skowhegan area’s Lake George Regional Park

Plans for the park on the Skowhegan-Canaan line include building a road with parking on the west side of the park, turning a former social hall into an event venue and outdoor recreation base camp and renovating five aging cabins on the lake.

Canaan man sentenced to prison for trafficking large amount of fentanyl, other drugs

Garrett Joseph Cote Jr., 24, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for the most severe of several charges he faced: Class A aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, court records show.

Tractor-safety themed farm visit set for Hinckley May 7