The measure, which comes after a divisive, years-long debate in Skowhegan, has now received initial approval in both chambers of the Legislature.
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Longtime Skowhegan Savings employee Karen Hart to retire
Community banker Karen Hart will retire at the end of the month after 37 years of service to Skowhegan Savings, according to a news release. Starting her career as a teller in 1982, Hart is the bank’s longest serving employee, seeing four bank presidency changes during her tenure. She became the bank’s first marketing officer […]
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Sen. Collins’ staff to hold local office hours May 2
Locations include Fairfield, Pittsfield and Skowhegan town offices.
Posted inLocal & State
SAD 54 board of directors shun nonbinding advisory ‘Indians’ vote on June ballot
Four years in the making, the vote Thursday night came on the heels of an earlier vote by the board to retire the mascot.
Posted inMaine Crime
Riverview patient who killed Troy man in 2009 seeks move to Glenburn group home
Karen McCaul was found not criminally responsible for killing Richard Howe on Christmas Eve in 2009 and was committed to state custody.
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Skowhegan girl recovering in Boston after cancer surgery
Cierrah French, 12, who underwent a several-hour surgery Tuesday to remove a tumor in her leg and replace her knee, is doing well, according to her grandfather, Wayne Blodgett.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
House passes bill to ban Native American mascots in Maine public schools
The Democratic-controlled House voted 88-49 largely along party lines Tuesday to approved the legislation.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Jay Mercier, convicted in 2012 in one of Maine’s oldest cold case homicides, back in court
Mercier is mounting a third appeal of his conviction for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, in Anson.
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Amy Calder: Bravely battling rare form of cancer
Cierrah French, 12, of Skowhegan, has chrondocarcinoma, which is resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, and will undergo surgery on her right leg Tuesday in Boston.
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Skowhegan Savings banker honored with Mid-Maine Chamber Rising Star Award
Brandi Meisner, a community banker, fits the bill for Rising Star in area business, Chamber President and CEO Kimberly Lindlof said.