Proposed MSAD 54 budget rises 2.6% as salary, fuel, insurance costs increase

Voters are to decide June 14 on the proposed $38.9 million spending plan for Maine School Administrative District 54, based in Skowhegan.

Mercer receives Spirit of America Award

Madison High recognizes top 10 seniors for 2022

Brianna Paine has been named valedictorian, and Brooke McKenney salutatorian.

Arts council seeks plein air painters

Somerset County initiative looks to provide broadband to all homes within 3 years

The Somerset Economic Development Corp. is weighing proposals and other options to advance its goal of 100% fiber-to-the-home coverage in Somerset County.

Mercer voters approve $851,119 municipal budget

About 70 people attend annual Town Meeting, approving most of the 42 warrant articles.

School officials review early design plans for new Skowhegan elementary school

The school will be built on the property where the Margaret Chase Smith School now sits, replacing North Elementary School and consolidating some grades in the district.

School board decides to keep mask requirement in place for Skowhegan-area schools

The meeting Thursday of the Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors included several police officers who were on hand in case the board's interaction with some in attendance turned contentious.

Group pushes to preserve artifacts, digitize records that tell Mercer’s history

The latest addition to the Mercer Historical Society's collection is a violin made by Henry Harris, a longtime resident and well-known violin manufacturer in the late 1800s.

Greaney’s Turkey Farm wraps up 40th season in Mercer

Scott Greaney has been working to process turkeys with his family, friends and a local Amish family, capping his fourth decade at his farm.