LGBTQ+ support group expresses dismay at hate speech directed at students at Thursday meeting along with delays in designating gender-neutral bathrooms other than the one in administrative office.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan-based school district’s superintendent announces retirement
Tensions were high Thursday night as the mascot-selection process and gender-neutral bathroom discussions arose during the public comment section of the SAD 54 board of directors meeting.
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Pooler, Watson make Belmont University dean’s list
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dayle Pooler, of Skowhegan, and Abigail Watson, of Waterville, have been named to the 2019 fall semester dean’s list at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
People targeted in central Maine drive-by shooting spree had connections to suspect’s ex-girlfriend, police say
Dana S. Dasilva and Michelle N. Luce, of Skowhegan, were arrested by police following multiple instances of gunfire Saturday night in Winslow, Waterville and Clinton.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, Times Record
Skowhegan man, woman arrested following multitown, ‘targeted’ shooting spree
Dana S. Dasilva and Michelle N. Luce, both 25, are being held at the Kennebec County jail in Augusta following gunfire in Winslow, Waterville and Clinton.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan hospital delivers first area baby of 2020
Little 4.7 pound Camdyn Lynn Fortin was born at 2:05 a.m. Thursday after her mother, Shay-lynn Smith, of Cornville, went into Redington-Fairview General Hospital on Jan. 1.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Hartland man arraigned in police shooting in Canaan
Richard Murray-Burns, charged with attempted murder in a gunfight with police, was arraigned in Maine District Court on Thursday in Skowhegan.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Gas explosion, murder, firefighter deaths, school controversies some of Waterville area’s top stories in 2019
The sentencing of John Williams to life in prison for the shooting death of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy, the murder of a mother and a fatal propane explosion in Farmington were some of the major Morning Sentinel stories of the year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Crooked Face Creamery thrives after expanding into downtown Skowhegan
In the months since she has opened her shop, Amy Rowbottom cherishes the support of her many customers and local officials.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Freezing rain sends vehicles sliding off roads across central Maine
First responders were busy responding to a steady stream of accidents and slide-offs Friday morning.