Police Chief David Bucknam will seek bid costs for 15 new AR-15 rifles to replace the older models for every officer in the department.
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Skowhegan’s committee studying additional bridge agrees to add member
Joel Greenwood, a planner at the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments, will assist the 10-member Second Bridge Committee in studying a proposal for another local site for a bridge over the Kennebec River.
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Skowhegan man summoned after motorcycle crash in Norridgewock
John Kresage was driving an unregistered motorcycle Sunday on Madison Road when it struck a pot hole and crashed into a guardrail, according to Somerset County sheriff’s Chief Deputy James F. Ross.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Voices supporting bill to ban Native American nicknames, mascots outnumber opponents at Augusta hearing
Members of the public, including a number of advocates for keeping the Skowhegan Indian nickname, packed the hearing to offer their views on the emotionally charged issue.
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Bill would ban use of Indian mascots in Maine public schools
Lawmakers will take public testimony Monday, less than a week after Skowhegan residents called on their school board to restore ‘Indians’ as the school mascot.
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Bill Nemitz: Skowhegan should listen to the real Indians
The town’s bellowing die-hards aren’t ‘mighty’ – they’re just clueless.
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Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, turning 30 this year, looks for new headquarters
Kim DeMerchant, a member of the board of directors and secretary for Hospice Volunteers, used the services when her mother became ill in 2016.
Posted inCommunity
Register teams to Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine to host annual event May 9-10 in Augusta, Hallowell, Skowhegan
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
‘Indians’ backers urge Skowhegan-based school board to put nickname issue to referendum vote
SAD 54 residents who support Skowhegan Indian Pride are pushing back against the board’s vote to retire the nickname used for Showhegan schools, calling for a moratorium on carrying out that decision.
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Sap running in most places, but slowly for Maine Maple Sunday
It’s been cold and the snow is still deep in the woods, but maple syrup producers have their fingers crossed that the sap will be flowing by the weekend.