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Published
November 13, 2018

Five students injured when school bus slides off Skowhegan road

The children were taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital for treatment, while five other children aboard the bus were unharmed.
Published
November 5, 2018

Second bridge over Kennebec once again on the table in Skowhegan

Similar to the past, the discussion is about where to locate the span, not whether it’s needed to reduce traffic on the Margaret Chase Smith Bridge.
Published
October 31, 2018

Car hits loaded log truck, causing 5-vehicle crash in Norridgewock

Shaughn Cargill of South China crossed the centerline of Madison Road around 6:58 a.m. Wednesday, police say.
Published
October 28, 2018

Children’s Center director: State hasn’t responded to his request to carry a gun at the centers

Jeffrey Johnson is pursuing a waiver so he can be armed at preschools where he says some kids cannot understand instructions and would be difficult to protect from an intruder.
Published
October 26, 2018

Former Skowhegan Planning Board member pleads guilty to child porn charges

Christopher Kruse, 50, entered pleas in U.S. District Court in Bangor and faces a minimum of five years in prison.
Published
October 22, 2018

Somerset jail corrections officer charged with assault out on bail

Jeremy A.E. Carr was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault after allegedly putting his girlfriend in a chokehold after she found another woman in his bed.
Published
October 19, 2018

‘Good folks’ of Skowhegan earn woman’s thanks for helping her when she was lost

Carol Laughlin became lost while driving from upstate New York to Machias to visit a friend.
Published
October 14, 2018

Maine’s paper industry ‘positioned to have a revitalization’

There’s no question papermakers have struggled, but insiders are sanguine as mills adapt to specialty products and the demand for pulp exports soars.
Published
October 11, 2018

Maine Grains CEO Amber Lambke, of Skowhegan, to appear on Martha Stewart TV

The episode was taped in September in New York and is to be aired sometime this fall.
Published
October 11, 2018

Poliquin sent out letter last month touting his efforts to save Madison mill – which closed in 2016

The letter, sent in late September, frames a 2015 federal ruling as a recent victory key to preserving jobs at the now-closed paper mill in Somerset County. A Poliquin spokesman said the mailing was sent ‘in error.’