The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host a free individualized virtual session for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: Virtual: • Friday, July 13 at 10 and 11 a.m. The center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The program helps […]
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Two arrested after search of Canaan home yields fentanyl, other illicit drugs, police say
Garrett Cote, 24, and Rylee Spofford, 19, were charged this week with several offenses after a search of a home on Hill Road turned up more than a pound of fentanyl, Skowhegan police said.
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Skowhegan student receives Lasell University collaboration award
NEWTON, Mass. — Sydney Veilleux, a Lasell University student from Skowhegan, was recognized by peers for outstanding collaboration in the 2023 spring semester in Veilleux’s retail innovation lab course. Veilleux was selected as one of the two best people to work with in the course. Recipients of the Collaboration Recognition Award are selected by their […]
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Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children
Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as “accomplice liability.”
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Skowhegan woman chosen to lead district of Elks
Melinda A. Voisine of Skowhegan was installed as district deputy for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for lodges in the Central District of the Maine Elks Association during the BPO Elks National Convention July 2-5 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She will serve a one-year term, according to a news release from Elks USA, based […]
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Three seriously injured in Skowhegan head-on collision
The crash Saturday morning on Route 2 was caused by one vehicle hydroplaning and hitting the other, officials said.
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Skowhegan student named to Elms College dean’s list
CHICOPEE, Mass. — Samantha Bonneau of Skowhegan was named to the 2023 spring dean’s list at the College of Our Lady of the Elms. To qualify, a full-time student must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher, without incompletes. Check out upcoming area events!
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Local historian to give talk about Skowhegan’s Bicentennial July 20
SKOWHEGAN — The Community Regional Charter School at 25 Commercial St. plans to host a historical presentation about the Rise and Fall of a Commodious Hall on the Coburn Hall which was located where the Charter School now stands. This free, public, 90-minute presentation is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20; use the Commercial […]
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Local Emerson College students make dean’s list
BOSTON — The following students are named to Emerson College’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. Georgia Howe of Farmingdale is majoring in Creative Writing Bachelor of Fine Arts and is a member of the class of 2024. Kailey Pelletier of Readfield is majoring in stage and production management and is a member of […]
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Coburn Park Gazebo Garden Project nearly complete
SKOWHEGAN — The Bloomfield Garden Club’s Gazebo Garden project in historic Coburn Park on Water Street is nearing completion. The garden club utilized a $1,000 Plant America Grant from the National Garden Clubs, Inc., donations from the Skowhegan Rotary Club, Skowhegan Woman’s Club, and garden club donation to fund the project. The Coburn Park Commission […]