canaan maine

Published
December 9, 2022

Court considers sentence remedy after judge’s error in central Maine shootout case

Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced in March to decades in prison for the 2019 shooting and police chase that began in Waterville, but a judge's procedural error has led the court to reconsider the sentence.
Published
December 6, 2022

Hartland man dies when SUV strikes tree in Canaan

The wreck occurred Friday on state Route 23 and claimed the life of a 59-year-old man who authorities have not yet identified.
Published
August 7, 2022

Canaan man, 34, killed in motorcycle crash Saturday evening, deputy says

Nicholas Davis died on Tuttle Road in Canaan after his Harley-Davidson collided head-on with a Subaru Forester driven by Keiana Paradis, 24, of Norridgewock, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
Published
May 12, 2022

Hometown burial Saturday for Canaan man killed in World War II

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.
Published
February 1, 2022

Canaan woman remembered as ‘sensitive and creative’ in working with special needs students

Diane Shea, who was struck and killed by an SUV while walking her dog Friday night, was an educational technician with Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland.
Published
August 31, 2021

Hilton Bridge in Skowhegan closed due to structural, liability concerns

Some residents of Red Bridge Road support closing the bridge, while others urge officials to reopen it to tractors and ATVs.
Published
August 13, 2021

Amid shouts and anger from parents, Skowhegan-area school board requires masks for first weeks of school

Parents demanded that the board respect their wishes to not require students to mask up when returning to school next month, but the board ultimately sided with the superintendent's recommendation to proceed with caution and begin the school year wearing masks.
Published
April 14, 2021

Staffing shortages result in 3 central Maine schools shifting to remote learning

As Somerset County sees an uptick in cases, some district superintendents have decided to shift to remote learning for the remainder of the week.
Published
March 12, 2021

Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues

Representatives of the Citizens' Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
Published
February 21, 2021

Fishing derby in Canaan kicks off weeklong Somerset SnowFest

SnowFest includes a series of activities, including the only equestrian skijoring race in the Northeast which involves a horse and rider pulling a snowboarder or an Alpine skier down a 1,000-foot track of gates and jumps.