A weekend of SKOW-Whoville festivities will kick off Friday, Dec. 1. The Skowhegan Police Department and Hannaford Supermarkets will host a Build a Diaper Igloo — Stuff the Cruiser Fundraiser at the supermarket in the Fairgrounds Marketplace on U.S. Route 201. Free showings of “Elf” and “The Grinch” are planned for 4 and 4:30 p.m. […]
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Augusta contractor sentenced on several counts of home repair fraud, theft
Orin J. Stevens, 68, paid $62,400 in restitution to former customers and was not ordered to serve time in jail.
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Skowhegan committee to host open house, historical presentation Oct. 26
The events are held in celebration of the town’s bicentennial.
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Skowhegan church group seeks vendors for Nov. 18 holiday fair
SKOWHEGAN — The Women’s Fellowship seeks vendors for its annual Mistletoe Holiday Craft Fair. The event is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Tewksbury Hall behind the Federated Church at 13 Island Ave. Tables cost $25 each. Payment is required by Wednesday, Nov. 15. For tables and more information, […]
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Skowhegan Woman’s Club joins group to break silence of domestic abuse
The GFCW Skowhegan Woman’s Club painted the town yellow on Oct. 6 for Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, getting Finding Our Voices posters up in 20 business windows and having many conversations along the way. The posters feature the faces and voices of 45 Maine survivors including Gov. Janet Mills, and are the most visible way […]
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SNAPSHOT: Maine Supreme Judicial Court visits Skowhegan school
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Owner of Nebraska drive-in theater purchases former Skowhegan Drive-In sign
The Skowhegan sign will be transported to Alliance, Nebraska, where it will be displayed in some fashion at a drive-in there.
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Local Scouts attend international camporee
EDMUNDS — Cobscook Bay State Park, located on the western shore of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, was recently the locale for the 61st annual Cobscook/Moosehorn International Scout Camporee. More than 140 Scouts and Scouters attended the “Dungeons and Dragons” themed event, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman for the Kennebec […]
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Skowhegan club donates books in memory of 3 members
Members of the GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) Skowhegan Woman’s Club, President Bonnie Chamberlain, Reading Group Chair Kathy Kahler and board member Mary Cayford met with Skowhegan Free Public Library Director Angie Herrick Oct. 4 at the library to read dedications and to donate books in memory of past members. The following women club […]
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Christ the King Parish cemetery decorations to be removed by Oct. 30
Christ the King Parish cemeteries — Calvary Cemetery in Skowhegan and St. Sebastian Cemetery in Madison — are set to close for the winter in October or first snowfall. All decorations — including pots, holders, saddles, gazing balls and flags — must be removed by Monday, Oct. 30, or the attendant will dispose of them. […]