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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.
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.
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.
Large central Maine employers largely muted in wake of federal vaccine rule
Few businesses responded Friday when asked how they plan to comply with President Biden’s vaccine mandate that was announced a day earlier.
Stuff the Cruiser planned in Skowhegan
A Stuff the Cruiser event is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturday and Sunday Sept. 18 and 19 at the American Legion Post #16, 217 Waterville Road, in Skowhegan. Auxiliary members will collect personal care, and activity items that will be distributed for free to Veterans receiving care at the Veterans Hospital, or […]
Somerset County vaccination rate continues to lag as COVID-19 cases surge statewide
Somerset has 58% of its eligible population fully vaccinated, the lowest percentage in the state.
Skowhegan teen charged after SUV strikes several parked cars in Fairfield, police say
The unlicensed youth involved in a brief pursuit and an automobile crash last Friday has been charged with operating without a license, failure to stop and criminal mischief, according to police.
New flagpoles installed at 4 Skowhegan cemeteries
SKOWHEGAN — New flagpoles were recently installed at the Malbons Mills, Herrin, Old Bloomfield, and Larone cemeteries. The Sign Store and Flag Center of Auburn installed the 20-foot flagpoles with solar lighting. Ensuring that each of the eight town-owned cemeteries had flagpoles and flags was one of 10 goals the Skowhegan Cemetery Committee set after […]
Center to offer virtual 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. Virtual sessions are being held at the following dates and times: • Monday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.; • Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m.; […]