Skowhegan school board meeting erupts over biased speech on gender-neutral bathrooms

LGBTQ+ support group expresses dismay at hate speech directed at students at Thursday meeting along with delays in designating gender-neutral bathrooms other than the one in administrative office.

Recruiter touts availability of census taker jobs at Norridgewock Library event

Ronald Witham, a U.S. Census recruiter, said at the Norridgewock Public Library Saturday that census taker jobs pay $20 an hour, plus 58 cents a mile.

Prohibition-era laws stay, for now, in Norridgewock

The blue law effort led by a community member was not successful in gathering the required 218 signatures, but the select board will decide if the petition to remove the speed tables will go to voters.

Mother, daughter from Somerset County tackle Appalachian Trail

The pair took a six-month sabbatical to hike one of the world's longest trails.

Petition circulating to change blue laws in Norridgewock

Kerri Everett, a member of the revitalization group, said that the town voted to keep the Prohibition-era laws decades ago. Only through referendum can the town's adherence to the law be changed.

Friend says Norridgewock lay minister in critical condition after head-on crash

Devon Periard, of Smithfield, remains hospitalized following a two-car accident on River Road in Norridgewock last Thursday.

Goodbye, autumn; hello, winter

Victims injured in head-on crash in Norridgewock in critical condition

LifeFlight was called to fly the victims of the crash from Redington-Fairview Hospital in Skowhegan to Portland and Bangor hospitals for treatment of multiple serious injuries.

Skowhegan Area High School first-quarter HOW honor roll

Skowhegan man returns home after seven months in hospital

Michael Adams, whose long road to recovery from a motorcycle accident took seven months in hospitals, enters a new phase in his life on a note of optimism as he and his wife return to her mother's home in Norridgewock.