ACLU urges Skowhegan-area schools to retire Indians mascot

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Published
December 5, 2018

ACLU urges Skowhegan-area schools to retire Indians mascot

A letter urging the school district to ‘do the right thing’ was sent to superintendent and board Chairwoman Dixie Ring.
Published
December 3, 2018

Social media post threatens to ‘shoot up’ Skowhegan Area High School

SAD 54 officials have said on their website that the threat is not credible but have taken measures to increase security, including assigning an additional police officer to the school.
Published
November 19, 2018

Sisters taking up Indian mascot issue with Skowhegan school board

The current policy of the school board is to offer no comment and direct media questions on the topic to Superintendent Brent Colbry.
Published
May 30, 2018

Canaan woman sentenced on federal drug distribution charges

A U.S. District Court judge described Toni Juliano, 30, as a "major drug dealer in central Maine" and gave her a six-year sentence.
Published
May 2, 2018

Canaan couple indicted for allegedly taking child

Emily Hartley and Justin Baker allegedly broke into a home, assaulted a couple and took their 4-year-old child.
Published
March 26, 2018

Canaan couple charged with burglary, assault after allegedly taking child

Police say Emily Hartley and Justin Baker kicked in a door and took another couple's 4-year-old boy over suspicions something bad had happened to the child.
Published
March 15, 2018

Two people taken to Bangor hospital after crash on U.S. Route 2 in Canaan

Police closed U.S. Route 2 from Pittsfield to Canaan for about three hours, reopening it about 11:10 a.m.