Thousands went to the polls in central Maine on Tuesday to vote on school budgets and local elected positions.
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Skowhegan voters approve $19 million budget at town meeting
Voters agreed to hire two additional police officers and decided to fund the full requests from some local organizations over town officials’ recommendations for lesser amounts.
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All you need is love and French music in Skowhegan
Louise Savoy, 86, is host of ‘Just Over the Moon,’ a show on HooSkow Radio that airs French and French Canadian music and songs.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Central Maine voters to decide on school budgets, candidates and local issues
The June 10 elections across central Maine feature school votes, town elections and special ballot questions.
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Appalachian Trail conservation project in Somerset County continues to divide commissioners
A majority of county commissioners said they still object to a land trust’s acquisition of more than 1,800 acres next to Moxie Pond on behalf of the federal government.
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Bangor man sentenced on drug charges related to Madison woman’s death
Andrew L. Blais, 38, is to serve eight years in state prison for drug trafficking and furnishing charges, before serving a sentence in a separate federal case.
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Hartland man sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor in Canaan
Christopher Todd, 36, is to serve at least three years in prison as part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors.
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Fairfield apartment fire that displaced 4 was arson, officials say
The Office of State Fire Marshal continues to investigate a blaze at a Summit Street, Fairfield, apartment building early Sunday morning, after finding it was intentionally set.
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Massachusetts man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in Skowhegan
John Scott Gray was arrested recently on a warrant Skowhegan police obtained in 2023 for charges alleging he coerced a teenage girl to send him sexually explicit photos via Snapchat.
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Skowhegan Opera House advertisement chronicles first lights-up in 1909
A woman found the Somerset Reporter advertisement for the first shows at the Opera House stuffed behind a framed portrait she believes belonged to her great-grandmother.