Skowhegan Outdoors will offer “Camping 101” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 10, at Coburn Park, 419 Water St. Participants can learn the skills and knowledge necessary to have a fun and be safe while camping. Equipment from the free outdoor gear library will be used to teach the basics: tent and tarp pitching, […]
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Sentinel photographer one of 400 to get COVID-19 shot at Skowhegan clinic
Rich Abrahamson said he was through the procedure in 45 minutes on the first day that the clinic could vaccinate people as young as 18.
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Skowhegan science project offers birding tips April 11
Skowhegan Outdoors will be at Lake George Regional Park, West, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 11, to discuss how to get involved with a community science project, and help researchers collect data with minimal prior knowledge. The park is located at West Lake George Park Road in Skowhegan. The Maine Bird Atlas program […]
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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.
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Stroll planned along Skowhegan art walk April 9
Author and photographer Jane Woodruff and Skowhegan Outdoors will lead a casual stroll from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 9, along the Bernard Langlais Art Walk through downtown Skowhegan. Participants can meet at the Main Street Skowhegan offices, 48 Court St., then set out to discover and admire the pieces held by the town […]
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Somerset County grand jury indicts 4 accused of robbery, theft and assault at Palmyra motel
After two days of deliberation, grand jury indicts 43 suspects on 108 counts.
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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.
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Central Maine providers gear up for next round of COVID-19 vaccinations
Vaccinations are now open to those 16 and older, but 16- and 17-year-olds can receive only a certain type of vaccine and under certain conditions.
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Amy Calder: With Easter comes hope
Easter in the 1950s and ’60s meant donning pastel-colored dresses, patent leather shoes and bonnets and listening to mysterious sermons in church, Amy Calder writes.
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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.