Skowhegan area school district’s search for new mascot garners 1,500 suggestions

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Published
February 13, 2020

Skowhegan area school district’s search for new mascot garners 1,500 suggestions

Gathering ideas for a new team name is the start of a multistep process sanctioned by the Maine School Administrative District 54 board last fall after the "Indians" nickname and mascot were retired.
Published
January 29, 2020

Skowhegan High plans to convert girls bathroom to provide better access for LGBTQ+ students

The plan comes after students raised concerns about earlier efforts to provide gender-neutral bathrooms that were hard to access after regular school hours.
Published
January 29, 2020

Skowhegan High to convert some restrooms amid contentious gender-neutral discussion

The Education Policy and Programming Committee met on Tuesday evening to address creation of restrooms that are accessible and safe for all students.
Published
January 18, 2020

Levant man, 33, killed in crash on Route 2 in Canaan

Two other men received minor injuries, police say.
Published
January 3, 2020

Fatal Canaan car crash remains under investigation

Richard Clark Sr., 55, of Canaan, was killed and his wife was injured when their car struck a tree Thursday.
Published
January 2, 2020

Driver killed when car crashes into trees in Somerset County

His passenger was taken to a hospital.
Published
January 2, 2020

Bail set at $1 million for man accused of shooting Waterville police officer

Richard Murray-Burns of Hartland, who was wounded in a gunfight with police, makes his first court appearance.
Published
January 1, 2020

Hartland man charged in shooting of Waterville police officer

Richard Murray-Burns, 29, who was shot by police during the Dec. 22 incident, is arrested while leaving a Bangor hospital.
Published
December 31, 2019

Waterville officer shot during traffic stop ‘recovering well’

Investigations continue into the Dec. 22 shooting of police Officer Timothy Hinton by the suspect, who later was shot by law enforcement officers in Canaan.
Published
December 23, 2019

More details emerge from Waterville-Canaan shootout that wounded officer, suspect

Richard Murray-Burns, 29, of Harmony allegedly initiated a car chase and shooting after Waterville police pulled him over Sunday after a report of shoplifting at Walmart.