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Published
April 24, 2019

Riverview patient who killed Troy man in 2009 seeks move to Glenburn group home

Karen McCaul was found not criminally responsible for killing Richard Howe on Christmas Eve in 2009 and was committed to state custody.
Published
April 23, 2019

House passes bill to ban Native American mascots in Maine public schools

The Democratic-controlled House voted 88-49 largely along party lines Tuesday to approved the legislation.
Published
April 22, 2019

Man convicted of murder that went unsolved for 32 years goes to court for third appeal

Jay Mercier is appealing his conviction for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, in Anson.
Published
April 16, 2019

Skowhegan’s Run of River project gets anonymous $31,000 grant

Whitewater park will feature a rapids course through the Kennebec River Gorge in downtown Skowhegan and an expanded trail system.
Published
April 15, 2019

Donny Christen returns to Skowhegan courthouse for marijuana legalization, where it all began in 1991

Christen, of Starks, said the reason for the protest was to ‘free the people’ from the new ‘Reefer Madness,’ referring to the 1936 cult film about the horrors of marijuana use.
Published
April 10, 2019

Bubba the cat rescued after surviving 36 hours, 2 snowstorms in tall tree in Skowhegan

The 11-month-old cat climbed up a 30-foot-tall cedar tree Monday and wouldn't come down, despite the urgings of his owner, Christine Conte.
Published
April 7, 2019

Before Indians mascot vote, Skowhegan board was bombarded with opinions

More than 250 pages of public records shed light on the tumultuous weeks leading to the decision to drop the name.
Published
April 4, 2019

Fire rips through Skowhegan apartment building, sending tenants scrambling to rescue pets

Tenants were distraught as they fled the three-story, 11-unit apartment building at 378 Water St., with some reporting they had lost everything in the blaze.
Published
March 25, 2019

Voices supporting bill to ban Native American nicknames, mascots outnumber opponents at hearing

Members of the public, including advocates for keeping the Skowhegan Indian nickname, pack the hearing to offer their views on the emotional issue.
Published
March 25, 2019

Bill would ban use of Indian mascots in Maine public schools

Lawmakers will take public testimony Monday, less than a week after Skowhegan residents called on their school board to restore 'Indians' as the school mascot.