The Board of Assessors met on Thursday after an error was spotted in setting the tax rate earlier this month.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: We can’t afford to take abortion rights for granted
A wave of state bans demonstrates the increasing hostility to reproductive choice and women’s autonomy.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Assessors to correct error in Skowhegan property tax rate
Taxpayers advised to hold off payment until the error is corrected while those who have paid will have the amount credited to their account.
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Hope’s Place for Grieving Children group to start meeting Oct. 8
SKOWHEGAN — Hope’s Place for Grieving Children will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 8 and will run for six weeks at Centenary United Methodist Church, 113 Dr. Mann Road. The mission of Hope’s Place is to provide a safe supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support […]
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Red Sand Project fills Skowhegan sidewalk cracks as reminder of human trafficking
The downtown rotary became the palette for roving artists to spread their message about human trafficking and the need for people to be aware of its existence even in Somerset County.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Doug Harlow, 31-year veteran reporter at Morning Sentinel, dies from cancer
The Skowhegan-area journalist was remembered by colleagues and community members as a tough-minded reporter who closely covered the community and enjoyed life’s pleasures.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan natives revealed as $10 million donors to University of Maine building
E. James ‘Jim’ Ferland and Eileen P. Ferland donated the funds in March 2018 to help build the Engineering Education and Design Center, which will be named for the couple.
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Recovery rally set for Sept. 19 in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — In celebration of National Recovery Month, Kennebec Behavioral Health and the Recovery & Opioid Addiction Resources team will host a Recovery & Opioid Addiction Rally & Community Forum starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Coburn Park, on U.S. Route 2, with a recovery vigil/walk to the Margaret Chase Smith School at […]
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Somerset County courts for Feb. 25-March 1, 2019
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan man arrested on drug charges after search of home, vehicle
Jason Keaten, 39, is in Somerset County Jail after law enforcement officials searched his home early Wednesday on Hilltop Drive, seizing Fentanyl, drug paraphernalia and cash, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.