The spending plan for 2024-25 next goes to a June 11 district budget validation referendum for final approval.
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Carrabec High School names top 10 seniors for class of ’24
Kolby Carpenter has been named valedictorian, and Cooper Dellarma salutatorian.
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Residents, environmental groups urge federal government to consider removal of Kennebec River dams
About 80 people turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing at Thomas College in Waterville, where many commented on a federal recommendation to relicense four dams on the Kennebec River, between Waterville and Skowhegan.
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Skowhegan-area voters to weigh in on proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The overall increase on property taxes in the proposed budget is about 3.95%, but the impact on each of the district’s six towns varies because of changes in state property valuation.
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For this year’s Somerset County Teacher of the Year, teaching runs in the family
Kaley Brown, a social studies teacher at Skowhegan Area High School, won the award this year, nearly a decade after her mother, a Skowhegan Area Middle School math teacher, won the same award.
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‘A $400,000 hot dog stand’: Skowhegan selectmen concerned about funding for planned athletic complex
Bids for some aspects of the planned Skowhegan athletic complex came in higher than expected, and selectmen are concerned that current funding could be millions short of what is needed to complete the project.
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Sheriff: Man arrested as investigation continues into rural illegal cannabis grows
Jian Ji Wu, 63, was arrested after authorities raided a Canaan residence earlier this week and found nearly 900 cannabis plants inside.
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Skowhegan voters won’t weigh in on town’s acquisition of Indian sculpture, leaving its future uncertain
Selectmen are preparing to turn down an offer to accept the statue from the local chamber of commerce, after voting Tuesday against putting the matter before residents at town meeting.
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Belgrade camp hosts May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games
BELGRADE — Camp Bomazeen, a historic outdoor recreation site for generations of Scouts, became known as Planet Bomazeen during the first weekend in May to celebrate Star Wars Day, May 4. Scouting volunteers hosted nearly 100 Scouts for the May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games. Scouts competed in activities as individuals and […]
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Tractor-trailer crash in Skowhegan closes section of U.S. Route 201 for hours
The road was expected to be closed until Sunday evening after a tractor-trailer truck hit propane tanks and took down utility poles earlier in the afternoon, officials said.