Maria Skillings covers general news for the towns of Topsham, Lisbon, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Harpswell. She graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School, then received her B.A. in Theater from the University of Maine at Farmington. Maria went on to study film in New York City, where she worked as a stand-up comedian for three years. Eventually making the move to Los Angeles, she discovered her love of writing. She returned home to have her very first children’s book published. Before joining the team at the Times Record, Maria returned to her roots and began writing for the Cape Courier.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
The Desert of Maine reopens with new attractions, focus on sciences
With the tourist destination’s seasonal opening, co-owners are unveiling a new nonprofit to promote arts and sciences.
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PublishedMay 2, 2023
Bowdoinham Recycling Barn gift shop will get a facelift
Bowdoinham Recycling Barn owner David Berry received a $15,000 grant for structural upgrades to the town’s reuse program at the Bowdoinham Gift Shop.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Bowdoinham residents could see 13% property tax hike
The Bowdoinham Select Board reviewed the proposed $3.9 million budget at an April 11 meeting.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Ambulance service could prompt 4% tax hike in Bowdoinham
As emergency services across the state struggle with staffing and financial hardships, Bowdoinham town officials say their hands are tied after their current EMS provider increased its annual rate by $200,000.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Bowdoinham residents peek behind curtain of EMS struggles at town meeting
Local EMS providers explained their staffing and budget challenges to Bowdoinham residents during a meeting Wednesday.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
Bowdoinham ramps up patrols in wake of rabid raccoon attacks
Over the past two weeks, multiple attacks by rabid raccoons have been reported, including one that sent a woman to the hospital.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Freeport high schoolers win Maine Drama Festival title for the first time in over a decade
Freeport students bested eight other high schools with a performance of their one-act play “The Tinderbox” last weekend at a state competition.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Bowdoinham looks for solution to ambulance service struggles
The town will hold a meeting Wednesday, March 29, to discuss the future of ambulatory services.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Two more raccoons attack Bowdoinham resident, stray cat and pet dog
Days after a rabid raccoon bit a Bowdoinham woman in her home, animal control received a call around noon on Saturday reporting another raccoon attack.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Rabid raccoon attacks Bowdoinham woman in her home
Although the number of rabies cases in Maine has decreased 50% over the past three years, a woman was attacked in her Bowdoinham home by a raccoon, and animal control believes there are two other infected raccoons still roaming the local woods.
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