The Skowhegan Parks & Recreation Department plans to host Disney Christmas in July from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Skowhegan Community Center, 39 Poulin Drive. Join Mickey and Minnie for children’s games, family activities, coloring contest, craft fair and flea market and more. Booth space for the craft fair and […]
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Seven class of 2022 high school graduates awarded scholarships
Seven area high school graduates from the class of 2022 have been awarded college scholarships. The winners of the 2022 Skowhegan Savings College Scholarship awards include Cheyenne Cahill, Carrabec High School, North Anson; Emily Eastlack, Rangeley Lakes Regional High School; Brooke McKenney, Madison Area Memorial High School; Gracie Moore, Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield; Jordan Plamondon, […]
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Skowhegan department plans backyard campout event July 8-10
In observance of July being The Skowhegan Parks & Recreation Department plans to observe National Parks & Recreation Month with a Maine Backyard Campout, Friday through Sunday, July 8-10. This event is to encourage families to get outdoors and away from the screens and enjoy a camping experience in their own backyard. Those who don’t […]
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Skowhegan center’s Wabanaki series to continue July 7
The Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center plans to continues its Wabanaki Voices Speaker Series with Natalie Michelle, member of the Panawapskwei (Penobscot) Nation, at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at Tewksbury Hall on Weston Avenue, and also will be broadcast via Zoom. She will present “The Impacts of Earth Changes on Turtle Island; […]
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Kneading Conference returns to Skowhegan for 15th year
Also, a new bakery opening in the West End will offer pay-forward options, Definitive Brewing opens a beer garden in Old Orchard Beach and Dover-Foxcroft celebrates a new bar and lounge.
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Demonstrators gather in Skowhegan to support abortion rights
Organized by Carly McCabe, 16, the rally on the Margaret Chase Smith Bridges opposes U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion.
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Somerset Community Baby Shower returns to Skowhegan
More than 400 expecting and new parents and their support people attended the third annual Somerset Community Baby Shower on June 11 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Skowhegan. The free event was hosted by Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s Somerset Enrichment & Prevention Council and the Skowhegan church. “To see an entire community gather […]
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Group watching central Maine courts seeks trained volunteers, eyes release of fall report
Court Watch ME is a joint project of the the Maine Drug Policy Lab at Colby College in Waterville and state Rep. Charlotte Warren, D-Hallowell.
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Skowhegan officials hold ceremony marking start of work on new public safety building
The police and fire departments have operated for years in cramped quarters, but that will eventually change as town officials on Tuesday held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of a new complex.
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Skowhegan officers discover child in SUV in which illegal drugs were found, police say
A traffic stop Saturday resulted in the confiscation of fentanyl and crack cocaine, and the arrest of three people, including two who are the parents of an 8-year-old also found in the SUV, authorities said.