Police chief David Bucknam suggested in a Facebook post that people looking for something to do could flock to the Somerset County town for a look at the floating circle of ice that’s in the Great Eddy on the Kennebec River.
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LGBTQ+ group questions Skowhegan school board about gender-neutral bathrooms
Margaret O’Connell presents statistics on the LGBTQ+ population that exists within the district and requests that the school work to create a private, gender-neutral bathroom option for students.
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Grand jury indicts pair on drug charges in Skowhegan
The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments on Friday, including drug and assault charges.
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Skowhegan bathroom-gender issue had roots in concern over online bullying, threats
A support group for LGBTQ+ students and community members says the push for changes to the school’s bathrooms began last spring, when students brought up the concerns in response to a series of Instagram posts that included derogatory language and threats.
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Harlem Wizards to perform Feb. 10 in Skowhegan
The Wizards will play a game against SAD 54 teachers, principals and community leaders for fundraiser.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Ice disk appears in Great Eddy in Skowhegan
Mark Nickerson owns a home which overlooks the Skowhegan ice disk and said that this is the first one he’s seen in his 25 years of residency on Parkman Hill Road.
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Ice disk appears in Great Eddy in Skowhegan
Mark Nickerson owns a home which overlooks the Skowhegan ice disk and said that this is the first one he’s seen in his 25 years of residency on Parkman Hill Road.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
No one injured after truck loaded with wood chips rolls over in Athens
Officials believe that the driver, Elwood Yeaton III, 47, of Peru, may have navigated a turn too quickly, causing the vehicle to roll over.
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Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan receives new food safety certification
The certification means the company meets a Food Safety Management Standard that applies to all products produced at the paper mill after its rebuild of its Paper Machine 1.
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Suggestion forms now available for mascot selection in Skowhegan
Forms can be found in town offices in Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield by the end of the week and an online form is also available.