Skowhegan News

LIVERMORE a ' Town officials have negotiated a deal to buy a 2010 International truck with an integrated dump body and sander, along with plowing equipment for $108,300. That price factors in trade-in value of a 1999 truck and the final cost may be lower if the truck sells for more than the allotted trade-in value in a direct sale through a bid ...

Route 23 in Clinton is shut down at this hour. It's because of an accident that killed one person and injured another.

Friday, June 26th is a milestone for Cecil and Bea Jones of Skowhegan. They are celebrating their 70th anniversary.

ROCKLAND : The Farnsworth Art Museum and other Midcoast arts concerns are feting the role of Maine in the nation's cultural life.

Skowhegan will play host to Bike Night on July 18. It's an event that drew hundreds of motorcycles and a thousand visitors to the town last year.

You were not the dad you wanted to be You were not the dad I wanted you to be Through glossy, red eyes we both hid our pain Before the end we acknowledged the pain Before the end you knew I loved you Before the end I knew you loved me too I only wish the beginning and the middle Were more like the end Another chance to get it right I do miss you ...

Farmington and Augusta have been selected as two of seven Maine towns to participate in a new program designed to help communities revitalize their downtowns.

It's official. MaineToday Media Inc. has purchased the Morning Sentinel, Kennebec Journal, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and the Maine Today Web sites.

John Beyer of Fredericton, New Brunswick, hooked his fingers through the straps of his denim overalls and carefully assessed a row of antique engines.

The Renaissance Center on Water Street finally has a tenant. In fact, it has two.

AUGUSTA : The vast majority of Mainers will pay less income tax to the state next year but will pay more for a variety of other services, including meals and auto repairs.

Police say a robber made his getaway on a motorcycle after a stickup at a Skowhegan credit union.

ROCKPORT : Curator emeritus Bruce Brown will speak about the group photography exhibition "On and Off the Midway" 2 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave., Rockport.

Nemo Publishing announced the release of new classroom curriculum for its graphic novel series 'The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli.' This series is written and illustrated by Jay Piscopo of Portland.

BELFAST : Three Tides Restaurant & Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. will host a new Lobster Bake 'n' Live Music series from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

The youngsters had the gift of an amazing pastor who cared enough to make sure they understood the Bible and its meanings, who engaged them in spirited conversations and who recognized them on their birthdays.

BANGOR, Maine a ' State police are advising Maine motorists to expect some delays during the first week of June, when a series of oversized tractor-trailers travel through part of the state to deliver large sections of windmill turbines.

Motorists traveling through parts of northern Maine next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday could face delays as tractor-trailers move section of wind turbines.

WINTER HARBOR : On Friday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m., Schoodic Arts for All's Last Friday Coffeehouse will feature a concert by Maine bluesman Dave Mello at Hammond Hall.

A Skowhegan, Maine, man was seriously injured when he was tossed from an all-terrain vehicle and then run over by it.