School officials hope to break ground on the new project by the end of 2023, with the goal of having students in the building at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
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Sixth graders in Skowhegan to go remote Friday
The decision was made Thursday to move the sixth graders to remote learning Friday after a staff member at Skowhegan Area Middle School tested positive for coronavirus, resulting in 40 staff members and students being asked to quarantine.
Staffing shortages result in 3 central Maine schools shifting to remote learning
As Somerset County sees an uptick in cases, some district superintendents have decided to shift to remote learning for the remainder of the week.
Fire destroys outbuilding on Bigelow Hill Road in Skowhegan
Firefighters from three departments responded to the fire at 440 Bigelow Hill Road which Skowhegan fire Chief Shawn Howard deemed accidental.
Skowhegan Area High School shifts to remote learning after 105 students, staff quarantine due to COVID-19 case
The school expects to return Wednesday to its hybrid learning model.
105 students, staff impacted at Skowhegan Area High School after additional COVID-19 case
The high school shifted to remote learning on Friday and the administration is looking for ways to staff the building in order to resume hybrid learning on Monday.
Central Maine towns do not support amendment to state’s plan for Kennebec River
Skowhegan, Norridgewock and Madison have all submitted letters to the Maine Department of Marine Resources opposing the amendment.
District making progress on site selection for new Skowhegan school
MSAD 54 administrators have been working with the town of Skowhegan to acquire land in order to make the site where Margaret Chase Smith School sits a viable option for a new school.
Skowhegan man charged after being shot last week by deputy in Norridgewock
Trever A. Caouette, 24, has been charged with two counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, which officials said was a handgun.
Skowhegan-based school district moving closer to site selection for new school construction
Though not set in stone, the district is leaning toward the property where the Margaret Chase Smith School currently stands.