After nearly eight decades, the recently identified remains of Richard G. Salsbury, who was 19 when he died in 1943, to be returned to Canaan to be buried with family members.
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Police: Vassalboro man killed when SUV leaves road, strikes tree in Skowhegan
Shawn Nutt, 51, may have been distracted by an electronic device Tuesday when his SUV traveled off the Eaton Mountain Road, Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam said.
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Skowhegan rec announces summer programs
The Skowhegan Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its summer programs. A complete brochure is available at the 39 Poulin Drive center, online at skowhegan.org and on the department’s Facebook page. For more information, call 207-474-6901.
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Madison High recognizes top 10 seniors for 2022
Brianna Paine has been named valedictorian, and Brooke McKenney salutatorian.
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Photos: Skowhegan-area students consider careers, one STEM at a time
About 100 juniors from Skowhegan Area High School participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Career Exploration event Thursday at the school. All photos taken by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.
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Skowhegan church to hold benefit takeout dinner May 14
SKOWHEGAN — A benefit roast beef takeout dinner is set for 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Tewksbury Building on Island Avenue. Cost is $10. Proceeds will help pay to have heat pumps installed at the Federated Church. To reserve a dinner, call 207-474-2776, 207-474-0129 or 207-399-0508 by noon Friday, May 12. Takeout orders […]
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Pet Palooza event to benefit mental health awareness, humane societies
The fundraiser begins Sunday, May 1.
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Skowhegan center plans to hold 2nd Wabanaki series talk
The Skowhegan History House is set to hold the second of the Wabanaki Voices Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, with Darren Ranco at Tewksbury Hall on Island Avenue. Ranco, a Penobscot Tribal member, is an associate professor of anthropology and coordinator of Native American research at the University of Maine at Orono, […]
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Skowhegan officials look to transform downtown lot in effort to boost interest in riverfront project
The nonprofit group Main Street Skowhegan plans to develop a portion of a parking lot as green space for people to congregate along the banks of the Kennebec River near where the Skowhegan River Park is to be developed.
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Somerset County commissioners approve $13.3 million budget
The spending package approved by commissioners Monday represents a 4% increase from last year, driven in part by increased labor expenses at the county jail and also a jump in the cost of providing medical services there.