Pitch contests held in Waterville, Skowhegan announce winners

Mawjam Energy Analytics secured the first-place prize of $25,000.

Poll: Is there enough parking in downtown Skowhegan?

Auction will include 1941 Plymouth owned by Margaret Chase Smith

The late U.S. senator's car will be auctioned Sunday with a starting bid of $7,500, but Thomaston Place Auction Galleries estimates it will sell for at least twice that amount.

St. Albans man sentenced to 23 years for child sex assault

Corey Farley, 30, was sentenced Tuesday at Somerset County Superior Court after being found guilty Dec. 15 of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.

Christmas tree business owner wins $5,000 in entrepreneur contest

Matt Quinn, 43, of Cornville competed Saturday against a handful of other entrepreneurs at the Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship, in a bid to win money to start a new business or expand an existing one.

Women’s rights, inflation, the economy among the issues drawing Waterville-area voters to polls

Voter turnout appeared to be strong Tuesday at polling sites in Oakland, Skowhegan, Waterville and elsewhere.

Reporting Aside: With housing out of reach, woman asks, ‘Just let me prove myself’

The rental assistance Beth Gordon was receiving was pulled a few weeks ago and she now lives in a pop-up camper in Fairfield with her two children, but she remains determined to find the opportunity that will bring a better path.

Skowhegan man dies in crash after SUV hydroplanes

The crash occurred early Tuesday on Canaan Road and claimed the life of 53-year-old Mario Centofanti, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam.

Skowhegan early learning center gets $1.6 million boost

Sam Hight, who heads a committee leading the fundraising effort for the center, announced that it will be built at the new $75 million elementary school for Maine School Administrative District 54, to be constructed at the site of the Margaret Chase Smith School off Heselton Street.

Skowhegan public safety building still on track, town manager says

Skowhegan's top administrator, Christine Almand, said Wednesday that officials are discussing ways to negotiate a solution to extra funding needed for the new public safety building.