JACKMAN — Jaxson Desjardins, seventh grade, and Peyton Chaisson, 11th grade, were recognized at a recent lunch assembly at Forest Hills School during this past month. Students in grades six to 12 were invited to participate in an essay writing contest. For the Patriot’s Pen contest (grades 6-8), this year’s theme was “My Pledge To […]
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Jackman high school recognizes 6 students
JACKMAN — Forest Hills High School has announced its students of the month and random acts of kindness recipients for September, October and November, according to a news release from Ami Amero at the school. Addison Chaisson, a freshman, was selected student of the month for September. Selection was based on the following Habit of […]
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Kennebec Valley District Scouts hold area food drives
Scouts in Kennebec Valley District, which includes Somerset, Kennebec, Franklin, Lincoln and Knox counties, are taking time during the holiday season to help other people through the annual Scouting for Food Drive. “It’s great to see our Scouts giving back to their communities,” said Kennebec Valley District Vice Chairman Chuck Mahaleris, in a news release. […]
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Jackman high school honors 2 students
JACKMAN — Forest Hills High School recently announced its September Student of the Month and presented its Random Acts of Kindness award. Addison Chaisson, a freshman, is the school’s Student of the Month. Selection was based on the following Habit of Mind criteria: setting and monitoring goals. Also, Emma Lacasse, a junior, was announced as […]
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Five charged in separate theft, burglary cases in Somerset County
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says a camp in Mercer and, more recently, homes in Jackman and Moose River were targeted.
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With a little help from family, 89-year-old Jackman hunter takes down her third moose
It looked like Arline Achey was out of luck last week in her hunt for a moose, until one was spotted in a clearing, her sons set up a long stick on which she could steady her rifle and she shot the animal from about 75 yards.
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Do you have a bad commute? It’s probably nothing like in Jackman where road closure leads to 143-mile detour
Detour follows state routes designed to accommodate the weight of commercial vehicles, but local drivers may be able to access private and logging roads to shorten the alternate route.
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Jackman school recognizes National Honor Society students
JACKMAN — Forest Hills High School has announced that Carli Frigon (class of 2024), Aurelie Poulin (class of 2024) and Brian Snider (class of 2023), are its newest members of the National Honor Society. An induction ceremony was held June 1. Members were selected by the chapter’s Faculty Council for meeting high standards of scholarship, […]
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Moose Lottery Festival set for June 11 in Jackman
The first-ever Jackman Region Moose Lottery Festival has been set for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Jackman Town Office grounds, 369 Main St. The moose lottery gives qualified hunters the chance to enter to win a Maine moose hunting permit from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. While the lottery […]
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Jackman program seen as health care delivery model for rural regions
As medical services have retracted in rural places like Jackman, other options for delivering health care are constantly being evaluated, and a promising one in Somerset County features enhanced training so that paramedics can provide a higher degree of care.