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.

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.

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 honor roll

Skowhegan Area High School first-quarter HOW honor roll

Smithfield man found dead near partially submerged car in East Pond

The death of Matthew Pratt, 88, of Cardinal Lane, is being considered by the state Medical Examiner's Office as an unattended death.

Majority of school district towns OK bond for Skowhegan Area High renovation

Canaan, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield residents approved the funding while Cornville results were still outstanding.

Bond to pay for Skowhegan Area High School projects on ballot

Residents of MSAD 54 towns will have the opportunity to vote on a $750,000 bond to fund improvements to the district high school on Nov. 5, 2019.

Roller rink rounds out 97th season in Smithfield

A mainstay in the rural Somerset County community and one of the last rinks in Maine, Sunbeam Roller Rink plans to reopen next summer.

State halts use of road sealant after crashes on Route 225 in Rome

The Maine Department of Transportation could skirt liability for creating potentially hazardous or fatal conditions after contractor SHOem Roadway Services LLC incorrectly laid fog seal on the road in June.