In lieu of its annual community celebration, the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program is set to host a Food & Fun Drive-Thru event from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, simultaneously in Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan. The drive thru will be held at the Augusta Civic Center, at 76 Community Drive, Notre Dame Church, […]
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Center to offer college planning sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning, virtual: • Wednesday, Oct. 13, at noon; • Friday, Oct. 15, at 9 a.m.; • Monday, Oct. 18, at 9 a.m.; […]
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Skowhegan officials set new mill rate, accept $50,000 donation for police department
The property tax rate has increased slightly for a number of reasons, including creating three new positions at a cost of about $240,000, the town manager said.
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As plans for second Skowhegan bridge continue, some worry about future of memorial park
A leading option for a new bridge over the Kennebec River is one extending from downtown. But that approach would require the removal of Veterans Memorial Park.
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Planning progresses for new elementary school in Skowhegan
If Maine School Administrative District 54 officials stick with the projected timeline, construction is scheduled to begin in June 2023 and the school would open in the fall of 2025.
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Toddler dies a day after being found unresponsive in Cornville pond, police say
The 2-year-old boy died Wednesday night after he was found by a relative in a small farm pond.
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Skowhegan Woman’s Club to sell pies and bulbs
Orders need to be placed by Friday, Sept. 24.
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Public to weigh in as Skowhegan moves forward with plans for new bridge
A public hearing Sept. 28 will look at several options for a new span over the Kennebec, with one leading contender costing $25.5 million and a second one estimated at more than double that amount.
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Officials looking to replace, rather than repair, Hilton Bridge in Skowhegan, Canaan
Skowhegan officials said Tuesday that the best option is to keep the bridge closed until the two towns can come up with a plan to remove and replace the bridge, which was built in 1923.
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Skowhegan-area automobile dealerships host free COVID-19 vaccination clinic
The Hight Family of Dealerships has teamed up with Redington-Fairview General Hospital to provide a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday as part of the effort to vaccinate more Somerset County residents.